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gbeckner's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
axelreads's review against another edition
This is a great book, I just was reading this for school so I lost motivation to read easily.
tea_with_tigers2024's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-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
5.0
junyan's review against another edition
4.0
Amy Tan clearly didn't know how to write pinyin.
This book can sometimes be very hard to read because it forced me to reflect on my relationship with my mother which I'm generally satisfied with now but has its rough past.
I can somehow resonate with the cultural conflicts presentation in this book even though I have never live abroad longer than a year. But I used to live in places that have different culture for many years (China is actually very diverse iykyk), so I definitely had struggled in adapting myself to various cultures and created many versions of myself.
This book can sometimes be very hard to read because it forced me to reflect on my relationship with my mother which I'm generally satisfied with now but has its rough past.
I can somehow resonate with the cultural conflicts presentation in this book even though I have never live abroad longer than a year. But I used to live in places that have different culture for many years (China is actually very diverse iykyk), so I definitely had struggled in adapting myself to various cultures and created many versions of myself.
anyajulchen's review against another edition
4.0
Una instantánea de la vida, del desarraigo, y de las diferencias entre madres e hijas, a veces demasiado grandes para ver sus similitudes a la larga.
amandag's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
hannahboni's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-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
5.0