Reviews - Lady Tan's Circle of Women

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Lady Tan's Circle of Women

Lisa See

4.26 AVERAGE

charlottelikethecity's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional informative inspiring 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: Yes

marimiab's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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

bibibutterfly's review against another edition

5.0

Would 100% read again

amm__07's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mfkelly323's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 45%

Lisa See's writing style and flavor of historical fiction is just not for me. I thought this book was going to go in a more interesting direction after Spinster Aunt's death, but it isn't. It's a shame because I'd love to read more about this female woman in 15th century China, just not by themis author.

kchen96's review against another edition

4.5

informative 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: Yes

barbbookedup's review against another edition

4.0

Lady Tan transports us back to the Ming dynasty in 15th century China. I loved reading about the history and culture during that time despite some of it being pretty disturbing.
The foot bounding parts definitely made me squeamish.

The book is well researched & very descriptive. I enjoyed the writing. It was overall an interesting & engaging read!