Reviews

La Esposa del Dios del Fuego by Amy Tan, Jordi Fibla

middleburybooks's review against another edition

4.0

This is a touching story beautifully told. I listened to the audiobook and the narrator was excellent.
Although there were a few deeply disturbing moments that made me want to stop, the promise of things getting better for Winnie kept me going. The ending was worth the journey.

I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys sad stories with moments of hope sprinkled in.

cfnnm's review

emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.0

meganaj's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

nthingrid's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.5

khornstein1's review against another edition

4.0

I liked this book much better than I thought I would. It started out kind of like chick-lit, with a contemporary story of a mother-daughter relationship...and then it took off, the mother became a storyteller and opened up to her daughter about the entirely different world she had lived in, in China, and the heartbreak she had experienced.

I liked Winnie's voice and the story was fascinating. I read this book because I was reviewing some lists of best-sellers I'd never read because I was busy...I dunno, working, being in grad school, having kids and I thought, "I really should read Amy Tan and find out why she's so popular when I get a chance!"

My only criticism is that if you're looking for something really different, original, groundbreaking, this is not your book: go read Ulysses. If you're looking for an absorbing and touching story and are interested in pre-Communist China,this is a great book.

erintowner's review against another edition

4.0

Winnie is so strong.

book_concierge's review against another edition

5.0

I think this is even better than [b:The Joy Luck Club|861874|The Joy Luck Club|Amy Tan|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1433781101s/861874.jpg|1955658]. The theme is the same, but here the plot flows better and is more effective.

ovaltineplease's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

jonesam30's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

colleengeedrumm's review against another edition

5.0

Ying-gai = I should have.
To me, king-gai meant my mother lived a life of regrets that never faded with time.

Chance is the first step you take, luck is what comes afterward.

I don't know why something that made me so happy then feels so sad now. Maybe that is the way it is with the best memories.

Ai-ya!