A review by sarah984
Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See

emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

This was an interesting book about a historical Chinese doctor. I liked the detail of the medicine (most of which are based on real cases) and daily life during the time period. However I found the voice kind of bland and the tone was preachy in places. I was a bit disappointed that arguably the most interesting parts of her life occur after the book ends.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, and Medical content

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Classism, Confinement, Mental illness, Misogyny, Child death, Abortion, Blood, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Miscarriage, Murder, and Vomit

Minor: Slavery, Torture, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Excrement, Infertility, and Sexual content