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

emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

I'm in awe. Lisa See's writing is breathtaking. Her research is in depth and never-ending. Even the Acknowledgments gave me a lump in my throat. Read this book. Savor it. I'm sad that it's over.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexism, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Pandemic/Epidemic, Terminal illness, Classism, Infertility, Pregnancy, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Torture

Moderate: Confinement, Slavery, Child death, and Chronic illness

Minor: Bullying, Abortion, Cancer, and Adult/minor relationship

This novel is historically written based on extensive research about late 15th and early 16th centuries in China.