Reviews

The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

camillelalectrice's review against another edition

Very confusing narration , I did not really like the stories...

rachellarson2019's review against another edition

3.0

Listened to the audiobook.
I knew this was a short book but I didn’t realize that it was a book told from multiple perspectives and I evidently got distracted when the narrator perspective switched characters because I was incredibly confused for a little while.

thenymphsvoice's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

For such a short book it sure did make me cry a lot 

opal360's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

3.75

There were some remarkable stories here but I found the book as a whole slow going at times. It was also quite easy to confuse which storyline went with which character or family. On the audiobook, I enjoyed how the narrator read the sections devoted to the younger generation (mostly stories 5 - 12), as I thought she brought out some of the underlying humour, and I might have missed that otherwise.

*mixture of audiobook and print copy

annashiv's review against another edition

5.0

4.5 stars. It's more like a collection of short stories cut up and woven together. Still, they were very engaging stories about the lives of these women. I think it was well written.

arrrtee's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

hanvin's review against another edition

challenging 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? Yes

4.5

mandyfish's review against another edition

5.0

Best quality book! If you're a mother or a daughter, you must read this. It transcends being a book about China (which it is) and touches on the common nerve of all mother-daughter relationships. "Your mother is in your bones!"

graceh6068's review against another edition

challenging 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

brownbagbargainbooks's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad

4.0