| | |  | Knives | Home » » Dixieland Sushi | | | | | | | Description: | | Wax on.... Jen Nakamura Taylor thought she left behind her awkward past of growing up half-Japanese, half-white in a small Southern town when she moved north to produce a popular Chicago television show. But when she gets word that her Southern Belle cousin is marrying Kevin Peterson, the very boy Jen loved-with-a-capital-L for years, she realizes she can't run from her past forever. Not only does the news conjure up sticky memories of growing up with a mixed heritage in the South (soy sauce on chicken fried steak, anyone?) but now the very single and very busy Jen has got to find a date for the wedding -- a grand affair that could put Scarlett O'Hara to shame. Wax off.... Riley -- Jen's cute British friend from work -- seems just the ticket; even his girlfriend thinks it's a good idea. But as Jen and Riley whistle on down to Dixie, sparks start to fly. Add to the fire the grown-up but still charming Kevin Peterson, who appears to have a soft spot for Jen, and, well, whoa. It's going to take everything Jen has (and a lot of help from the Karate Kid-wisdom of her pop culture hero Mr. Miyagi) to survive the meeting of past and present, and of North and Far East and South...where Jen finally learns to come to terms with her heritage, her love life, and herself. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Cara Lockwood | | Paperback:
| 304 pages | | Publisher:
| Pocket | | Publication Date:
| May 03, 2005 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0743499425 | | Package Length:
| 8.03 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.2 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.94 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.57 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 27 reviews |
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Fun summertime beach read!Jul 26, 2010
This book is not thought provoking but is a great read. For those of us who grew up in the eighties, the flashbacks are fun and memorable!
nostalgia and hilariousnessJan 12, 2009
There are parts of this book that are kinda cliche and a little bit too fluffy chick-lit for me, the book as a whole was hilarious. My boyfriend caught me smiling throughout the reading. Several times I actually laughed out loud (esp the cheerleader tryouts part with the raised arms).
If you need a fun beach read or a hilarious way to pass time on a plane ride, this is the book to get.
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 Really?Dec 23, 2008
I really have no idea how this book got so many good reviews. I'm from the same town as the author and, to be honest, I was insulted by how limited she made out small towns to be. I realize that this is a work of fiction and not an autobiography, but it heavily draws on her life experience. And it seems as though the author only knows how to write stereotypes. There is absolutely no character development until the end when Jen finally realizes that her hometown isn't as bad as what she thinks and has helped to create who she has become. While this adds dimension, it seems tacked on rather than genuine. The characters, particularly Jen's family members, are caricatures and wring everything possible out of a cliche. There was also a feeble attempt at social commentary with the back-story of Jen's grandparents and her sister's constant accusations of "racial amnesia." The author's grandparents actually were sent to an internment camp and this is hardly a way to honor their struggles. I've read one other Cara Lockwood novel (which was okay--except for the overuse of parentheses), but I will not be reading another.
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Not a chick but I liked itOct 31, 2008
So when I have nothing else to read, I read my daughter's "chick lit." I'm a "bed-time reader" and just like something light to read before falling asleep. Other books belonging to my daughter that I've read have sex for the sake of sex and foul language for the sake of foul language. Not being against either when used effectively, I was most impressed by this book. A nice, easy, entertaining book; Thank you, Ms Lockwood! I'm looking forward to reading more of your stuff.
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 Dixieland Sushi...falls flatMay 14, 2007
I really enjoy Cara's books and I expected this one to be just as good as her previous ones. I was wrong! I couldn't get past the second chapter as the book was just non-sensical and didn't appeal to me at all. It just seemed like random, jumbled thoughts and comments were thrown onto pages and labeled a novel.
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