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Book Review of The Hundred Secret Senses

The Hundred Secret Senses
The Hundred Secret Senses
Author: Amy Tan
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 2


Amy Tan sensitively draws the two main characters in this book, with all their vulnerabilities and blind spots. The reader is pulled into Kwan's "Yin World" so convincingly that in many ways it seems more "real" than the "real" world of her sister, Olivia ("Libby-ah"). This book truly enchants, and the story resolves elegantly. Beautifully written, compelling storytelling.