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Shanghai Girls (Shanghai Girls, #1)

Lisa See

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Jan 27, 2019 Megan rated it it was ok

Shelves: marriage, pregnancy, fiction, badly-written, dysfunctional-family, family, bestseller, boring, women, female-author

I have made it a goal this year to read more books set in Asian countries and/or written by Asian authors. I just don't gravitate towards those as much as I do to books set in, say Africa, North America, or Europe.

Unfortunately this was not a good start to that goal. As some other reviewers said, you feel very disconnected from Pearl. A LOT happens and in the hands of a stronger writer, I think the plot has some interesting parts. For me, it is one of those books where it is felt like it was jus ...more

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Mar 05, 2014 Terri Fish rated it really liked it

Shelves: fiction

I usually enjoy stories set in places which I have visited. This books was no exception. Having been, very briefly, in Shanghai in 2009, the title of this book piqued my interest. It did not disappoint. Lisa See does a marvelous job telling the story of two young women whose lives intertwine in complex ways, not only in this book, but in another ("Dreams of Joy") as well. It really opened my eyes to what life was like for women in China in the early 1900s (and beyond, in "Dreams of Joy" that con ...more

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Jan 16, 2014 Erika Nerdypants rated it liked it

Shelves: women, fiction, social-commentary, friendship-between-women, historical-fiction, set-in-foreign-countries, audio-books, 2014-reading-challenge

Like many others I loved "Snowflower", and this was okay, but not what I had expected. I liked the premise, and really appreciated learning about Chinese customs and the immigration experience. This novel fell apart for me about half way through, which was disappointing after a good start. I doubt I will read the sequel. ...more

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