Top tags: fiction, china, contemporary fiction, asian, mothers and daughters (all tags)
“All of Tan's novels are well written and give you a great insight of the Chinese culture which unfortunately is not tangible in modern China. ”
“I read this book many years ago, probably when it first came out. I do remember it was about the relationships between the Mothers and Daughters, but honestly not much else. Well, last night the movie was on TV. I cired through most of it. Geez, I'll never watch that again.”
“I thought it was a bit confusing myself, I felt like I should start over from the beginning. But it is a good read, as a daughter I can relate to some of the relationships. I did pick up a few quotes that I kept. This is my first time reading Amy Tan, I think I will try her other books. Which do you think is best?”
“This was one of my favorite books EVER. It is so illustrative of cultural diversity and how strong different views are and how eruptive they can become even among family members. If cultural/religious views can disrupt family, imagine how it is destroying ties among different nations (America & the Middle East, the Middle East and Israel)...”
“The book was well written and gave a great insight into Chinese culture; however, I felt as if many of themes in the book were cliche and redundant. ”
“I enjoyed this book...and the various, complicated relationship these women experienced. No matter what culture or background you're from, you can relate to their dilemmas. On a side note: don't you just want to shake Waverly? ”
“An amazing story about mothers and daughters trying to understand each other.”
“juneth: i disagree, this is, as is pretty much all of amy tan's work, a must read for all people of any gender and ethnic persuasion. i found this one to be a bit confusing for the same reason the sound and the fury lost me the first time i read it. too many too poorly defined points of veiw, but even with that, it is a great book, but try her others, i think they are even better. this old white male loves amy tan!”
“this book is must read for all women. it reflects on the mother-daughter relationship, different facets of it. ...may help in resolving conflicts..”