A review by houseofatreides
The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan

emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

5.0

A beautiful story that weaves the present of Olivia Bishops life with her childhood and a ghost tale a 100+ years old. The characters are engaging and keep you interested in their dilemmas and their lives.  The story gives a sense of hope, how it can transcend lifetimes. How love can be kindness, joy, hope but also grief and worry. How loyalty can span lifetimes and how love can take all forms. The novel captures in Olivia the sense of finding meaning in a strange everyday life. How meaning takes many forms and how the relationships we forge convey that to the heart and give us hope. How hope even in the bleakest of circumstances can survive and change occur against odds. For what are we without hope.