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emorine13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Chronic illness, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Abortion, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
frostbitsky's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I had the book in my Audible library since 2018. As I listened some things were coming back to me so I would say (as far as I can remember) it is an excellent adaptation.
With 8 women and 8 different stories to tell it's bound to happen that some women were more developed than others. When it came to the mothers, An-Mei has the most developed story. Her poor mother was a concubine. However, her daughter Rose was the least developed of the daughters. Which is a bit of a shame because I liked where it was going that because of the lessons An-Mei learned from her mother she told Rose to stand up to her soon-to-be ex-husband, Ted.
Ying-Ying St. Clair was the least developed of all the mothers. And I know I remember this correctly because it was so tragic when I saw the film but
What I did find funny (in a good way) about Gwendoline's narration was how she portrayed the voice of Harold Livotny, Lena St. Clair's husband. He sounded like such a dweeb! Like a computerized dweeb which is such a good characterization of him.
Waverly Jong - the chess champ- was the most developed daughter. Her mother, Lindo's story was pretty well developed too.
Suyuan Woo and Jing Mei Woo's story is pretty much the way I remember it from the film. Only now I understand they reason why Suyuan Woo
It's hard to pick a favorite story or mother-daughter pair because they each had their own challenges and relatable issues. It's why I think the story is so well done and one that any woman can understand and find meaning in.
4 out of 5 Mahjong Tiles.
Moderate: Death, Grief, Death of parent, and War
Minor: Abortion
mandygleicher's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Minor: Child death, Death, Sexual assault, and Death of parent
betag1013's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Classism
alyal's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Death, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Abandonment
fionnlister's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Minor: Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
beautifulminutiae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death and Abortion
Moderate: Rape
machenn's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Minor: Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Abortion, Death of parent, and War
lida_magg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Miscarriage, Violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and War
kappafrog's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and War
Moderate: Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Pedophilia, Self harm, Cannibalism, Car accident, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Homophobia, Trafficking, and Murder