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alisarae's review against another edition
5.0
SO GOOD!!!
1. Made me miss China like crazy. The descriptions of typical Chinese scenes and even better, Chinese logic, are perfect.
2. Great story about love, loyalty, and how to find hope when you have lost someone that you love.
3. Magic realism that I actually enjoyed.
1. Made me miss China like crazy. The descriptions of typical Chinese scenes and even better, Chinese logic, are perfect.
2. Great story about love, loyalty, and how to find hope when you have lost someone that you love.
3. Magic realism that I actually enjoyed.
nyctose's review against another edition
4.0
I love Amy Tan's writing. It's so simple and direct, warm and sweet. It captures the truth effortlessly.
This book is for you if you ever thought that life could be more than just the Big Bang Theory and evolution...The Hundred Secret Senses isn't sci-fi, no, it's more like a story that tells you to hope and enjoy life. I found the novel tiring at first, yes, and nothing seemed to be happening except the female protagonist declaring her hatred for her half-sister, but slowly, the story blossomed from a bud into a flower. When the final revelation was made, I knew what was going to happen moments before, and I was shocked, because the whole seemingly meaningless stories finally made sense.
I liked the ending, and now that I look at the book from hindsight, somehow the ending makes up for the weird middle part of the book.
Regardless, if you want to read a book that tells you to hope despite the way life sometimes is ironic, you will find great solace in The Hundred Secret Senses.
This book is for you if you ever thought that life could be more than just the Big Bang Theory and evolution...The Hundred Secret Senses isn't sci-fi, no, it's more like a story that tells you to hope and enjoy life. I found the novel tiring at first, yes, and nothing seemed to be happening except the female protagonist declaring her hatred for her half-sister, but slowly, the story blossomed from a bud into a flower. When the final revelation was made, I knew what was going to happen moments before, and I was shocked, because the whole seemingly meaningless stories finally made sense.
I liked the ending, and now that I look at the book from hindsight, somehow the ending makes up for the weird middle part of the book.
Regardless, if you want to read a book that tells you to hope despite the way life sometimes is ironic, you will find great solace in The Hundred Secret Senses.
ginnikin's review against another edition
I was enjoying this well enough until they got China. Then my frustration with Olivia outweighed enjoyment.
lavatea's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
cindypager's review against another edition
4.0
Amy Tan writes wonderful stories filled with Chinese culture, and this was a delightful story of sisters finding each other.
heavywater's review against another edition
2.0
I finished it in a day, but I didn't like it very much. A lot of things just didn't ring true to me, even though this is a fiction book.
Kwan frankly irritated me, and everything about Simon seemed insincere. I'm really not sure what Olivia learned along the course of the story here; she was just as neurotic as ever in the end. But most importantly, I thought there was very little I could take away from this book at the end of it.
Kwan frankly irritated me, and everything about Simon seemed insincere. I'm really not sure what Olivia learned along the course of the story here; she was just as neurotic as ever in the end. But most importantly, I thought there was very little I could take away from this book at the end of it.
gigihotch's review against another edition
I couldn't get into this one...I read the first quarter of the book and decided to stop.
indie_b_brown's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0