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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
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.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Reading The Joy Luck Club felt like I was eavesdropping on a conversation. It doesn't have much of a plot, per se, but it's filled with stories told by mothers and daughters.
Amy Tan opens a window into the lives of Chinese and Chinese American women that feels very intimate. The stories are poignant, bittersweet, and quietly powerful.
I don't really know what else to write, except that I think this is one I will want to return to at some point, to go through it more slowly. I think I rushed it a bit, since I read it for a book club. There is so much here worth taking in.
Amy Tan opens a window into the lives of Chinese and Chinese American women that feels very intimate. The stories are poignant, bittersweet, and quietly powerful.
I don't really know what else to write, except that I think this is one I will want to return to at some point, to go through it more slowly. I think I rushed it a bit, since I read it for a book club. There is so much here worth taking in.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Abortion, Pregnancy, War
Minor: Pedophilia, Toxic relationship
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Man, does this book hit differently as an adult than it did when I first read it, as a teenager.
emotional
reflective
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
This was my first read for book club and I really enjoyed it! Very different from what I normally read, mostly just character based. Made me cry at the end
I got a little confused listening to this as an audiobook. I still enjoyed it but it was hard to keep track of who was telling a story in each section.
Content Warnings
Moderate: War
emotional
reflective
tense
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
emotional
informative
reflective
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