Reviews

China Dolls by Lisa See

lbolesta's review against another edition

1.0

What if Amy Tan couldn't write?

lacheese's review against another edition

emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

evafon's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.0

pathogenesis's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

lbrowne13's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective 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

3.5

lgsprout's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

3.75

sogoldyn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

janeeivorie's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I enjoyed the historical aspect of this story and the writing style. However, I struggled to understand the toxic friendship of Ruby, Grace, and Helen. They were not good friends to each other and I was definitely #TeamNoJoe but whatever

kolson687's review against another edition

4.0

Not sure why so many low ratings of this historical novel! I chose this book to get a better understanding of the Asian-American experience. Lisa See did a great job describing the setting, the clothing and the time period. There are three different characters- Grace who grew up in Ohio, Helen who grew up in a very traditional Chinese family and Ruby who is set on becoming a star. What drew these three women together was their ambition to perform and surviving in the entertainment world. I read historical fiction to understand different cultures and time periods. This really fit the bill.

purplesky02's review against another edition

2.0

I thought this was okay. I found there was just a lot of describing things that happened, and I thought that many things were just glossed over. I know this happens a lot with books that take place over long stretches of time, I just felt there was a bit too much in this book.