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949_peewee 's review for:
Dreams of Joy
by Lisa See
See has written an interesting sequel to Shanghai Girls. The characters are well-developed, and the story lines plausible. Life under Mao in the 1950s, its idealism, ideology, imperfections and corruption was described through the lives and dialogue of the characters who peopled the story.
I did not like the ending with its over-the-top happiness and optimism. I just don't believe that Pearl would be so ebullient once the family was in Hong Kong, that her excitement of reunion would not be counterweighted by the fears and horrors that her family had lived through.
I did not like the ending with its over-the-top happiness and optimism. I just don't believe that Pearl would be so ebullient once the family was in Hong Kong, that her excitement of reunion would not be counterweighted by the fears and horrors that her family had lived through.