Amy Tan - The Joy Luck Club

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by kairosdreaming in Books

The Joy Luck Club

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May 24, 2012
Pros: Emotional and well told.
Cons: Hard to keep track of characters.

Summary: I'm always interested in books about China. While this book is more about women and their lives than China itself, it still is very interesting and definitely an emotional read.Four daughters and four mothers, all very much different and ... read more
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by arianej

The East is where things begin.

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Mar 16, 2001
Pros: beautiful attention to detail, prose that reads like poetry, strong female characters
Cons: weaker male/minor characters, difficult to keep track of changing narrators

Summary: It's difficult to explain the impact of this novel without getting too sentimental. I'd heard of Amy Tan, of course, but never read her novels until my mother bought them for me in high school. This was an unusual occurrence for her, as she hadn't ... read more
by destipele

A Layering of generations and ideas

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Dec 27, 2000
Pros: organization, universality
Cons: may be confusing to follow

Summary: The structure of the book, The Joy Luck Club, by Amy Tan is very interesting and very much facilities the universality of the novel. An important key to the Joy Luck Club is its tying in of each families' story. The north, south, east, and west of the ... read more
by hyperblast

A joy to read

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Sep 1, 2000
Pros: great story
Cons: Hard to follow

Summary: Ok...now originally I was suposed to read this book for my english class. Believe me I wasn't too thrilled! So I went to the store and picked up a copy and sat down to read it. It was a great book! I loved it! This book is about the ... read more
by calcite

Next time you will listen to your mother!

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May 4, 2000
Pros: Dramatic
Cons: Long

Summary: I read this book several weeks ago, and it got me thinking. This is a very interesting piece of literature. I could not put it down for a second. It shows both the American experience in the eyes of immigrants and a mother-daughter relationship in ... read more
by shaulakoala

This book bring much joy

Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 23, 2000
Pros: Characters, cultural insight, story-telling
Cons: None

Summary: This book helped me understand much about the Chinese culture. I loved how well each of the characters was developed. I had seen the movie first years ago and only now got around to reading the book. I think the book was much better than the movie. ... read more

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