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I'm so glad I finally read this book! We follow Lily from childhood to old age and learn so much about Yao women's culture in nineteenth century China. She is paired at a young age with a laotong, Snow Flower. This laotong relationship is one that should (and does) become more important and intimate than any other relationship in their lives. While their friendship is is incredibly strong and loving, at times it also is incredibly difficult due to deceit, miscommunication, and selfishness. A goo
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Aug 29, 2018
April (Bookish Fairy Godmother)
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This was just OK for me. I never felt the slightest semblance of hope. And I also always felt at arms length from the characters. I never felt truly connected to them.
I thought this book was beautiful and heartbreaking. I felt a lot for all the characters. The novel made me feel so many different things and, in my opinion, it takes a really well written book to make me care about the characters and feel so many different emotions.
This isn't a happy story but I am still glad that I chose to read it. I am thinking I might try and get to other books by this author. I tend to be picky about the historical fiction I end up liking.
I imagine there are some people wh ...more
This isn't a happy story but I am still glad that I chose to read it. I am thinking I might try and get to other books by this author. I tend to be picky about the historical fiction I end up liking.
I imagine there are some people wh ...more
I enjoyed reading this book.
The time period, Chinese culture at that time, the women's writing and the events that characters go through was interesting to read. I enjoyed that aspect of the story very much. The writing was easy to follow and the descriptions were also good.
On the other hand, I could not connect with the characters and although I admired their friendship, I could not feel it. I felt like it was all telling but not really showing. ...more
The time period, Chinese culture at that time, the women's writing and the events that characters go through was interesting to read. I enjoyed that aspect of the story very much. The writing was easy to follow and the descriptions were also good.
On the other hand, I could not connect with the characters and although I admired their friendship, I could not feel it. I felt like it was all telling but not really showing. ...more
Mar 05, 2015
Jinx
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I just could not finish this book. I did not like the main character Lily and just couldn't travel along with her anymore.
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Dec 29, 2018
Mom2triplets04
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