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2.5/5
I expected to like this a lot more than I actually did. A few of the daughters' stories were interesting, but other than those parts, I didn't care for this book. ...more
I expected to like this a lot more than I actually did. A few of the daughters' stories were interesting, but other than those parts, I didn't care for this book. ...more
This was enjoyable enough to read, and I did care about the characters. But overall, the book was just a bit depressing. Nothing very good seemed to happen to any of the characters. I was waiting for the mothers to have some life-changing wisdom to impart to their daughters because of their experiences, but that really never happened. Maybe a touch at the end, but I was hoping for more. I definitely don't regret reading this, since I'm sure I'll think about this book later on in regards to the r
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American daughters of Chinese descent talking about their Chinese born-and-raised mothers: p. 34 "I talked to her in English, she answered back in Chinese."
16 stories, uneven quality, I liked her later novels more than this debut novel of Ms. Tan's. ...more
16 stories, uneven quality, I liked her later novels more than this debut novel of Ms. Tan's. ...more
Dec 02, 2007
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Mar 28, 2008
Joanna
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May 11, 2009
Misty
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May 18, 2009
Leigh Ann
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