Dreams of Joy (Shanghai Girls, #2) in Ask Lisa See!

Nov 25, 2011 Whisper rated it it was amazing

I want to give this book 5 stars and two thumbs up. Lisa See knows how to capture the relationships between women ( mother to daughters, grandmother to grand daughter, sister to sister) and you can easily relate to the dynamics of family relationships. Lisa See did a great Job teaching readers about China in the early 20th century, I learned a lot more from her books than I did in school. If you or anyone else enjoys reading about women overcoming obstacles, about the Chinese culture, than Dream ...more

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Nov 12, 2011 Sue rated it it was amazing

Another great book by Lisa See about Chinese people and their culture. I put her right up there with Pearl Buck and Bette Bao Lord. I haven't read Shanghai Girls but I need to now although this book totally stands on it's own. The great Famine and "The Great Leap Forward" wasn't discussed much while I was in school during this time and I never really read anything about it until recently. Thank you Lisa for writing about it even though in fictional novels. It does make one think. I can't wait fo ...more

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Aug 18, 2011 Marissa rated it really liked it

Shelves: historical-fiction

As is mentioned in the book, Dreams of Joy brings the story of Pearl, May and Joy in a full circle from where it began in its predecessor, Shanghai Girls. See brings the reader into the world of Red China in the late 1950s, as the story picks up directly where it left off in the first book, with Joy's trip into China. Joy undergoes quite the transformation from naive young college freshman consumed with idealism to a woman of the world, very much mirroring the evolution of Red China during the p ...more

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