A review by wyemu
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

4.0

Tan excels at stories exploring the relationships between mothers and daughters and the effect that cultural change can have on them. In this case we are given four examples, the mothers raised in China and the daughters raised in America after the families have moved. Through misunderstandings brought on by their very different upbringings each pair is finally able to reach some kind of appreciation for the other and to the realisation of what is important to each. Although 'The Bonesetter's Daughter' provides a better example of this king of relationship and cultural variance 'The Joy Luck Club is still a beautiful and moving book that will affect all those who have ever disagreed with their mothers due to the diiferencein their upbringings.