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4.26 AVERAGE


4.5
hopeful inspiring medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
informative inspiring reflective 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: No
emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging informative inspiring sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
emotional informative reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

palindrome77's review

4.0

I enjoyed this more as the book went along and I'd become more attached to the characters. Heavy on details about life in 1400s China; would recommend to fans of historical fiction.

En apenas dos libros, Lisa See ya se ha convertido en una de mis autoras favoritas. Después de leer “La isla de las mujeres del mar” y “El círculo de mujeres de la doctora Tan”, no puedo más que admirar su maestría para narrar la amistad entre mujeres. A través de escenarios orientales, sus historias transmiten emociones universales: el amor, el perdón y la entrega, específicamente, entre mujeres en su forma más admirable, intensa y auténtica. Una lectura que recomiendo a quienes buscan historias que no borraran de su mente jamás.