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flaneussy 's review for:
Dreams of Joy
by Lisa See
More of the historical fiction goodness that keeps me reading Lisa See, but also slightly more terrible than her other books. The plot was predictable and in some places completely ridiculous. I've also come to the conclusion that LS is not a good writer; her protagonists sound exactly the same (aside from their "ideals," perhaps, Peony, Pearl, and Joy are pretty much identical.) I think there are a lot of important themes lying beneath See's language--the importance of friendship, the will to survive, mother-daughter relationships, etc.--but her writing frustrates me to the point that DoJ verged on unreadable.