6.29k reviews for:

Lady Tan's Circle of Women

Lisa See

4.26 AVERAGE

katew726's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Medical content, Pregnancy

Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Miscarriage, Abortion, Death of parent, Pandemic/Epidemic

danmoy22's review against another edition

5.0

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I finished this book yesterday, and I keep reaching for it hoping for more pages to appear

eileenmccoy4's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

britalbot's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark informative sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

franschulman9's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

gayleywayley's review against another edition

4.0

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Audiobook

Another fantastic book from Lisa See. Historical fiction plus deep characters… tragedy plus triumph. I loved it. In fact, I listened to the entire book in 3 days.

sredden's review against another edition

5.0

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My first 5⭐️ of the year! I adored this book. It was heart wrenching at times, like most of Lisa See’s books, but the highs and lows of Lady Tan’s life perfectly capture what it is to be a woman in a man’s world. I will be recommending this book to my own circle of ladies!

shelfkewpie's review against another edition

5.0

emotional informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This was my introduction to Lisa See, and I am definitely reading more of her novels in the future! I adore historical fiction that's thoroughly researched and strives to be as accurate as possible like this was. The story absorbs you from the beginning and then keeps you invested the entire way. I was able to finish this in one weekend and felt so emotionally attached that I stayed up late to read it. Every aspect fits together perfectly and ties into the theme, leaving the reader satisfied.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Abortion, Death of parent, Classism

Minor: Sexual content, Vomit, Murder

vk24viki's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring relaxing sad 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: Complicated

ablankenship501's review against another edition

3.5

emotional informative slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No