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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
An engrossing story of mother-daughter relationships through three generations, from China to San Francisco. It has a sweetness to it in spite of the suffering and difficulties the main characters experience. The reading by Amy Tan and Joan Chen for this audiobook is excellent and lovely to listen to.
LuLing's story was compelling and moving with real strife and conflict, 5/5 stars for her. Meanwhile Ruth is in a bad relationship with terrible communication and came across as whiny for a lot of the book.
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I kept waiting for Ruth to end things with her partner and was disappointed when it was a redemption arc instead.
This is a book about embracing your past, regardless of all the scars it has given you. It's a book about learning to accept your parents the way they are and learning to see who they are people outside of their roles as parents.
The Bonesetter's Daughter follows Ruth, a first generation American, as she struggles to take care of her aging mother after she is diagnosed dementia. Ruth discovers a memoir her mother has written about her childhood in China, and finally learns the story about how her mother came to America, even though her mother is no longer able to remember herself.
Amy Tan is such a wonderful storyteller. You can't help but feel for her characters, which come to life over the vivid historical backdrops of rural China, San Francisco, and Peking. A touching and sentimental read.
4.5 stars.
The Bonesetter's Daughter follows Ruth, a first generation American, as she struggles to take care of her aging mother after she is diagnosed dementia. Ruth discovers a memoir her mother has written about her childhood in China, and finally learns the story about how her mother came to America, even though her mother is no longer able to remember herself.
Amy Tan is such a wonderful storyteller. You can't help but feel for her characters, which come to life over the vivid historical backdrops of rural China, San Francisco, and Peking. A touching and sentimental read.
4.5 stars.
I read this after going to see an adaptation for the stage at Book-It Theatre. It’s very interesting how different the story feels when the main focus is on the daughter, Ruth. I feel like the play lost a lot of the emotional depth of Ruth’s character by leaving most of the current day timeline out of it.
A very satisfying, good old-fashioned family story, with generational and cultural contrasts to make it more interesting.
Wonderful book that tells two separate yet intertwined stories.
A beautifully haunting story of ghosts, bad luck, good luck, fortune, poverty, love and abuse, motherlessness and being and becoming a mother. One of the best books I've read this year. Very moving.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
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
This was okay but not as good as her earlier books. I found the main character annoying as she was basically a doormat. The ending seemed rushed and pat.