Rachel B. (travnray) reviewed on 7/4/2014 + 182 more book reviews

This is the first of Amy Tan that I have read, tho I have a read a handful of amazing books in this genre and I really have to say how eye opening and thought provoking they are. The first I read was about a mother and her terrible temper with her two teenagers, the second was about a daughter growing up with a mean step mother, and this one was mostly about a wife, tho there were a few memories of when she was a child. I guess I just live in a beautiful bubble where the birds always sing, and the men are always charming. I have more blessings than I could ever count. (I'd have been dead a long time before this character!!)
I loved this book. It was so sad, so real and so engaging. It is truly amazing how oppressed the women were in China, not very long ago. I know that this was just a novel, but it came to life for me and made me think. Which, imo, is what a great book does.

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