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gloooo's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
fast-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
4.0
albanueva's review
3.0
I thought I would like this book more that I did, to be honest. I still appreciated it, especially the last third where all the story finally come together, although it seems to me that this could have been a more "united" story, instead of several separate ones. I found it difficult to distinguish all the women (but maybe that's my problem) and had to go back and forth to remind myself who was who. Anyway, the story is quite touching and the difficult relationship between mothers and daughters is well depicted.
ireniam's review against another edition
3.0
#MarzoAsiatico
Estoy algo decepcionada de este libro porque esperaba que me fuera a encantar. Este trata de un grupo de madre e hijas, las madres chinas que emigraron a Estados Unidos donde luego nacen las hijas.
El libro está formado por un grupo de relatos de estas mujeres, las historias de las madres me gustaron mucho quizas porque en su mayoria estaban ambientadas en China, sin enbargo las de las hijas me aburrieron. Entiendo que la autora lo que quizo reflejar aquí era la brecha generacional y cultural en la relacion madre-hija de estas mujeres, sin embargo los relatos de las hijas me parecieron aburridos y repetivos.
El final del libro es muy bonito y emotivo.
Estoy algo decepcionada de este libro porque esperaba que me fuera a encantar. Este trata de un grupo de madre e hijas, las madres chinas que emigraron a Estados Unidos donde luego nacen las hijas.
El libro está formado por un grupo de relatos de estas mujeres, las historias de las madres me gustaron mucho quizas porque en su mayoria estaban ambientadas en China, sin enbargo las de las hijas me aburrieron. Entiendo que la autora lo que quizo reflejar aquí era la brecha generacional y cultural en la relacion madre-hija de estas mujeres, sin embargo los relatos de las hijas me parecieron aburridos y repetivos.
El final del libro es muy bonito y emotivo.
ann17young's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
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
5.0
bsmith27's review
4.0
It took a little while for the stories to start interconnecting and then it got very good. About moms and daughters with chinese heritage.
ampenyak's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
kmoyer07's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
slow-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Abandonment, and War
Moderate: Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Suicide
Minor: Rape
bookonarooftop's review
4.0
I watched The Joy Luck Club long ago, and it stayed with me till these days.
This year, I came across the book, and it was the sign.
✨️If you enjoy Mother-Daughter relationships, cultural differences, and family bonds, this book is for you.
✨️The book follows 4 daughters and 4 mothers; Chinese-born mothers who are trying to turn their children into their "best-selves" and American-born daughters who believe they are so different from their mothers.
✨️The aspect I enjoyed the most was the idea that - Regardless of cultural and generational isolation, the bond between mother and daughter can not be broken
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tiahelaine's review
5.0
At first I found all the women's stories beautiful in their own right, but the more I read and the more entwined they all became.. it left me craving more. By the end, I was invested and was so pleased with the ending. I would most certainly recommend =)