Reviews of The Loom and Other Stories

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“Nine loosely connected tales weave the experiences of three generations of Japanese-Americans in San Francisco into a subtle, appealing tapestry…So sure is the author’s touch that a few deft strokes serve to define a character, a moment, the tenor of a life.”
— Publishers Weekly

“Quiet, elegiac writing that movingly celebrates the immigrant rite of passage—along with all its implicit heartaches and triumphs.” — Kirkus Reviews

“Ruth Sasaki writes with great self-knowledge, with a sensitivity born of examined experience, and with a wonderfully humorous insight of the American ethnic experience.” — Gus Lee, author of China Boy

“Sasaki writes with great sensitivity, intelligence, subtlety and humor.”
— Traise Yamamoto, Multicultural Review

“All the stories are sensitive and often poignant recollections of life with ‘the bond of obligation, of suffering, of love.’ Highly recommended.” —Library Journal

“Sasaki writes with confidence and grace. The Loom is a pleasure to read.”
—Oakland Tribune

“Sasaki’s stories mark an impressive debut.” —Newsday

“Sasaki illuminates her characters’ inner worlds with depth and rich perception.”
—San Francisco Chronicle