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Jan 11, 2008
Debbie
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it was amazing
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Tan's glorious novel portrays the complex relationships between four mothers (all Chinese immigrants) and their American-born daughters. Each of the mothers came to America as young women who had survived tragedy in their native China. In their efforts to create better lives for their daughters, they created many misunderstandings as well. The daughters struggle for independence, but also long for their mothers' love and understanding.
The novel is complex, especially since there are so many maj ...more
The novel is complex, especially since there are so many maj ...more
Second read: August and September 2022. I didn't like it nearly as much as I did the first time around. All the white husbands were really unattractive and annoying, and the way their partners apologized for them was unsettling.
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