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chuan323's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
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? Yes
5.0
kitcaswe's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
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? It's complicated
4.0
chelsea2020's review against another edition
5.0
Amy Tan's novel The Joy Luck Club features four Chinese families and is told from the point of view of the mothers and their daughters. Each mother faced tough times and sometimes heartbreaking circumstances in their lives in China. They wanted better for their children and believed that better circumstances could be found in America. Those better circumstances came at the cost of their daughters' Chinese characters, and the mothers later feared that their daughters did not understand who their mothers truly were behind their "older woman" appearances.
This book was a very insightful collection of stories detailing some of the Chinese customs and traditions. It was highly entertaining to witness the stories of these eight strong women in firsthand accountings. It was at time hard to differentiate between women as some of the mothers, as well as some of the mother-daughter pairs, we're so similar in their mannerisms. But very enthralling nonetheless.
I would highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys the more mundane tellings of real-life stories and experiences. To those of you who enjoy a story of families brought together through life's trials and lucky coincidences, then this is the book for you.
This book was a very insightful collection of stories detailing some of the Chinese customs and traditions. It was highly entertaining to witness the stories of these eight strong women in firsthand accountings. It was at time hard to differentiate between women as some of the mothers, as well as some of the mother-daughter pairs, we're so similar in their mannerisms. But very enthralling nonetheless.
I would highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys the more mundane tellings of real-life stories and experiences. To those of you who enjoy a story of families brought together through life's trials and lucky coincidences, then this is the book for you.
coughdrops's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
sad
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? Yes
5.0
gbeckner's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
reflective
sad
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? It's complicated
4.0
axelreads's review against another edition
This is a great book, I just was reading this for school so I lost motivation to read easily.
tea_with_tigers2024's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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
5.0
junyan's review against another edition
4.0
Amy Tan clearly didn't know how to write pinyin.
This book can sometimes be very hard to read because it forced me to reflect on my relationship with my mother which I'm generally satisfied with now but has its rough past.
I can somehow resonate with the cultural conflicts presentation in this book even though I have never live abroad longer than a year. But I used to live in places that have different culture for many years (China is actually very diverse iykyk), so I definitely had struggled in adapting myself to various cultures and created many versions of myself.
This book can sometimes be very hard to read because it forced me to reflect on my relationship with my mother which I'm generally satisfied with now but has its rough past.
I can somehow resonate with the cultural conflicts presentation in this book even though I have never live abroad longer than a year. But I used to live in places that have different culture for many years (China is actually very diverse iykyk), so I definitely had struggled in adapting myself to various cultures and created many versions of myself.