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A review by athenany
China Dolls by Lisa See
4.0
This was a great book. I liked it a little better than Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, although I gave them both four stars, but not quite enough more to give it five stars.
Pros: Extremely interesting time period, fast-moving story that makes you want to find out what happens, no clear-cut purely good or purely bad characters.
Cons: Some of the things that the characters would do to each other and then forgive seemed beyond the pale and hence a little unrealistic. There were so many characters that at times I had trouble remember who people were and had to remind myself. Someone else commented that she could not get a grip on why these girls were friends. I feel like it was based on shared history but sometimes even that was a stretch.
Anyway, slight critique aside, I couldn't put it down and read it very quickly. I definitely recommend it.
Pros: Extremely interesting time period, fast-moving story that makes you want to find out what happens, no clear-cut purely good or purely bad characters.
Cons: Some of the things that the characters would do to each other and then forgive seemed beyond the pale and hence a little unrealistic. There were so many characters that at times I had trouble remember who people were and had to remind myself. Someone else commented that she could not get a grip on why these girls were friends. I feel like it was based on shared history but sometimes even that was a stretch.
Anyway, slight critique aside, I couldn't put it down and read it very quickly. I definitely recommend it.