1.46k reviews for:

Joan Is Okay

Weike Wang

3.76 AVERAGE

amandahilde's review

4.0

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This took me forever to read because I just stopped reading in the middle of it. Finally getting my reading mojo back!

piyali's review

3.0

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I related to some parts of the story and found certain parts a little tedious. There were also certain triggers for me that made it difficult to read. Weike Wang, however, does a fantastic job of relaying and questioning the immigrant experience, especially one of Chinese immigrants.

tlyons818's review

3.5

emotional reflective relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

melinda_29's review

4.0

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I really enjoyed this book. Story of Chinese immigrant family, told only in voice of daughter who becomes doctor. Read almost as if she has autism. Insights on family, belonging, country, and home. End of book runs into early days of the pandemic.

avinebk's review

4.25

emotional funny reflective sad tense 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

gdauer's review

4.75

reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

damommagrant's review

4.0

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Thank you Goodreads and Random House for this giveaway win!
This was a quick read, but I definitely enjoyed. I loved Joan; this strong Chinese-American working in medicine as a woman in a male dominated workplace, and staying strong to her beliefs when her family did not like her choices. Takes place during the start of COVID and the challenges she has at work and with her family. Powerful and at times humorous!

tayham's review against another edition

3.5

emotional funny reflective

nancy_ql's review

4.0

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This novel was slow getting started but ended up really making me think.

grmoriarty's review

2.0

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Must stop reading literary fiction. Not a bad story or anything, I just find lit fic boring and it took me forever to read so it was very disconnected