Manky's review
Peony in Love
by Lisa See
Manky's review
Peony in Love by Lisa See
Manky's review
rating:
recommended for: Everyone
I won this book through Bookreporter.com, otherwise I may have overlooked it. That would have been a shame because this is one of the best books I've read in a while.
Peony In Love is listed by the author, Lisa See, as a historical novel, and it is, but it's also so much more than that. It's the story of a 15 year old Chinese girl living within the restrictive customs of her culture. I know very little about Chinese culture from the period of time this book covers, and that's one of the key points that made this book so interesting to me. There were times I was appalled that women were treated with such a lack of worthiness, and there were other times when I was fascinated with the customs and how strictly and rigidly those who adhere to them live their lives.
Most of all, this book is about a woman's desire to be heard whether it be through her writing or her accomplishments. It is about the inability of any culture to completely obliterate what it is that makes each woman an i...more
Peony In Love is listed by the author, Lisa See, as a historical novel, and it is, but it's also so much more than that. It's the story of a 15 year old Chinese girl living within the restrictive customs of her culture. I know very little about Chinese culture from the period of time this book covers, and that's one of the key points that made this book so interesting to me. There were times I was appalled that women were treated with such a lack of worthiness, and there were other times when I was fascinated with the customs and how strictly and rigidly those who adhere to them live their lives.
Most of all, this book is about a woman's desire to be heard whether it be through her writing or her accomplishments. It is about the inability of any culture to completely obliterate what it is that makes each woman an i...more
