A review by houseofatreides
The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Kitchen God’s wife is a bittersweet story grounded in reality. The story is a reflection of Winnie’s early years as she reflects it back to her daughter. Woven in as a recollection of past memories, the story often goes into tangents about people or places, and how it ties back to the main story. Winnie’s story is one of great pain and heartbreak, but of finding hope. Set in the backdrop of the early 20th century in China with the various warring factions, then the invasion of China by Imperial Japan, and then the  communist take over,  shows the enduring spirit of hope through troubled waters.
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