A review by loxeletters
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was indescribably beautiful. I cried many times, but especially the last hundred pages I cried almost continuously.

No book has captured, and hurt, me like this in a long time. It is such a rich, beautiful story about womanhood and female friendship, it's incredible.

Most of all, it teaches about the forgotten lives, secrets, joys, and pains of women in the past. 

It tells a story so painful yet with such beauty that I could not put it down. I will reread this in the future and cry just as hard, I'm sure.