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4.26 AVERAGE
4.26 AVERAGE
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
This took me a while to get into, but then I did enjoy it. I liked how See explained the ways women pushed against the structures of their days while also showing which ways they were complicit in things we would find horrifying today. See also put a note at the beginning about Chinese medicine, and honestly it made me more curious about these methods, because they did seem to work.
challenging
emotional
inspiring
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:
Yes
Beautiful!
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
emotional
informative
lighthearted
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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
informative
reflective
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Phenomenal read. Based on the true story of the exceptional life of a woman in the 1500s. This book will challenge you to understand that women can push beyond the limits placed upon them while bolstering those boundaries for other women. It’s a great exercise of holding tradition and progress in your mind at once.
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
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
This book was such a lovely read and had me in tears at some points when reflecting on how life is for us humans. I loved getting to read through Lady Tan’s life and seeing how everything she learned early in life carried with her in the environment she had to endure as a woman. She was dignified and wise in how she progressed through the adversity she faced as a female doctor and dealing with the woes of wife-life in ancient China.
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape