Reviews

Shanghai Girls by Lisa See

darciwalton's review against another edition

4.0

3.5

late_bette's review against another edition

5.0

My goodness, this story broke my heart. It is a testament to the struggle of women historically and introduced me to a new cultural viewpoint of the time. I look forward to reading the sequel as I just can't let Pearl's story end where it does. Very much enjoyed this read and would recommend it to readers who have an interest in history.

toxic_jelly's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.0

emilyckyle's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative 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

4.5

georgiamuir's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced

4.0

deniselk's review against another edition

3.0

I think it deserves 3.5 stars. It ends abruptly. I understand there is a second book, but I wish it would stand alone well.

I did enjoy the character development and the growth of the cast.

snoopyluvr_22's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

allison_reader's review against another edition

4.0

Lisa See is able to make a wonderful story of commonplace events. Her books are lyrical, beautiful and moving. This story of two sisters and their lives was engrossing and touching and I'm glad that I read this.

jfetridge's review against another edition

3.0

This book was pretty good. Most of the time I was just sad about the horrible things that kept happening one after the other, but appreciated Pearl's perseverance and determination. That being said, I feel like the book really got going and then just ended abruptly. I am ok with ambiguous endings, but this feels like it just ended in the middle of the story. That knocked it down for me.

lovebrydie's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative fast-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? No

4.0