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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
It was difficult for me to keep track of the characters.
I'm not going to dissect this one. I barely even skimmed the reviews after seeing "sexism" and "feminism" splashing the page. Had I read this for a class, I may have thought differently - who's to say?
I thought this was really good.
I often think that I will regret knowing so little of my mom's childhood/young adulthood if she passes away without me finding out. For Jing-Mei/June, this is exactly what happens. And thus we learn of not only her mother's past, but all the mothers in the Joy Luck Club. We also get to know how the life was during childhood and how it is now in adulthood for the daughters of these women.
While there wasn't a big plot to speak of, I thought each mother's story was absolutely fascinating. These are childhoods I can't even fathom (from being filthy rich to being married off to being the daughter of a concubine). These pasts affected how they raised their own children, an interesting combination of wanting the new "American" life for them while wanting the respect of the Chinese culture to reside in them simultaneously.
Don't let the span of time it took me to finish this fool you; this was so good that I was unable to put it down once I actually had the time to sit down with it. I really read it in two sittings.
4-4.5 Stars
I thought this was really good.
I often think that I will regret knowing so little of my mom's childhood/young adulthood if she passes away without me finding out. For Jing-Mei/June, this is exactly what happens. And thus we learn of not only her mother's past, but all the mothers in the Joy Luck Club. We also get to know how the life was during childhood and how it is now in adulthood for the daughters of these women.
While there wasn't a big plot to speak of, I thought each mother's story was absolutely fascinating. These are childhoods I can't even fathom (from being filthy rich to being married off to being the daughter of a concubine). These pasts affected how they raised their own children, an interesting combination of wanting the new "American" life for them while wanting the respect of the Chinese culture to reside in them simultaneously.
Don't let the span of time it took me to finish this fool you; this was so good that I was unable to put it down once I actually had the time to sit down with it. I really read it in two sittings.
4-4.5 Stars
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Sometimes you read a book at exactly the right time in your life and this was one of them. I enjoyed reading and rereading this book along with my students.
It kept my attention and there were moments that I really enjoyed but I really thought I was going to love this book. The high expectations I think ruined this for me.
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
A classic constructed of mother-daughter vignettes. Reading through, I had a great preference for the mothers’ stories as the daughters (accurately) can be best described as entitled Baby Boomers. Despite only tolerating the daughter’s stories, the ending & return to China was very touching.
emotional
inspiring
sad
slow-paced
Good for school, interesting writing, but it would never come to my mind to pick up this book by myself