Reviews

Daughters of the Flower Fragrant Garden: Two Sisters Separated by China's Civil War by Zhuqing Li

knit_the_resistance's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Fascinating, beautiful writing. The narrator is a little dramatic..

thestarsaresad's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

I can't fathom how two women's lives are chronicled throughout this book. The author took us through the starting point of her two aunt's lives, to where they accidentally separated for three decades, to where they were determined at the end to meet again. I loved how each girl's dreams and hopes were described, and how we were able to see how their dreams and their lives changed as they grew up. It really makes me wonder how my parents feel when they return home to China to visit their families, and what they feel on those trips. I really really enjoyed this book and being able to see how China's history has shaped the lives and experiences of many people.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Death, Genocide, Miscarriage, Sexism, Abortion, Child death, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Rape, Pregnancy, War, and Cancer

Minor: Infertility

candelibri's review

challenging emotional informative slow-paced

3.0

tophat8855's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

I listened to the audiobook and it was such a fast listen. The true stories of these two sisters and all that they each accomplished in their circumstances are amazing and inspiring. Definitely recommended. 

andrea303's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

emlyy_who's review

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

2readornot2read's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

rachelparker's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

emd_reader's review against another edition

4.0

Although I wish it was written in a more historical fiction style, it is an amazing story of 2 sisters. I think reading about Communisim in practice is important. Author really tries to be fair to both women which is also great.

rebecca_w93's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

5.0