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The Hundred Secret Senses
by Amy Tan
"I stared once again at those sharp little stars, twinkling like fireflies. Only now they were splotched and melting, and the night heaven was tilting and whirling, too immense to hold itself up any longer."
The Hundred Secret Senses follows Kwan and Olivia, two sort-of sisters. Olivia is the narrator for most of the story. She's a half-Chinese American who has pulled some short straws: her ex-husband is obsessed with his dead girlfriend, her sister sees ghosts, and she's never had the strongest father figure in her life. But, interspersed with Kwan's stories of the yin people, she discovers who she truly is.
The first half of the book is slow. I didn't enjoy it and thought that Olivia was a whiny character. "It's not mean if she doesn't know it's mean," etc. She constantly degrades Kwan, even as an adult, and thinks her unworthy of her time. Kwan just wants a sister, and Olivia isn't even able to provide a true sisterly bond throughout most of the novel.
I enjoyed the book as a middle and an ending. I thought the middle was revving up more than the beginning, for sure, and the ending was stirring and exciting. Although I had my issues with it, I can safely say it's a good book.
The Hundred Secret Senses follows Kwan and Olivia, two sort-of sisters. Olivia is the narrator for most of the story. She's a half-Chinese American who has pulled some short straws: her ex-husband is obsessed with his dead girlfriend, her sister sees ghosts, and she's never had the strongest father figure in her life. But, interspersed with Kwan's stories of the yin people, she discovers who she truly is.
The first half of the book is slow. I didn't enjoy it and thought that Olivia was a whiny character. "It's not mean if she doesn't know it's mean," etc. She constantly degrades Kwan, even as an adult, and thinks her unworthy of her time. Kwan just wants a sister, and Olivia isn't even able to provide a true sisterly bond throughout most of the novel.
I enjoyed the book as a middle and an ending. I thought the middle was revving up more than the beginning, for sure, and the ending was stirring and exciting. Although I had my issues with it, I can safely say it's a good book.