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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
medium-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
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Couldn't get into it. I loved learning about interesting cultural elements and what it was like immigrating from China or being raised by Chinese immigrants and the differences in generations. And of course I loved all the SF touches like the 30 Stockton and Waverly street. But overall I found it hard to tell who was who and keep the story lines straight with the jumping between characters and I never really connected with any of them to really care and want to keep going.
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
i quite liked the book’s intergenerational aspect and it’s exploration of mother-daughter relationships intertwined with culture. however personally it was just a little too disjointed to properly get into.
A good book but didn't impact me as much as other books have. I guess I wasn't as sympathetic to the daughters' perspectives. And I kept forgetting who was who despite the character sheet at the beginning.Though the last chapters were some of the best.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
medium-paced
This is not your normal story flow. This is a compilation of stories from mothers and daughters. We get 2 each for the 4 sets of mothers and daughters. Many times I had to flip back to the list of which daughters belonged to which mothers and then which previous stories were which character's. So, it was a bit confusing but other than that, it was very interesting how different the Chinese culture of the mothers and the American-Chinese culture of the daughters caused tension and misunderstandings. I am curious to see how this is translated in the movie.