Cambridge Literature: The Joy Luck Club (Paperback)

from wang.1142

I really enjoyed the way this book was set up. The vignettes of the four different mothers and daughters made the book very easy to read. I also think this book can be interesting for many people because of the cultural diversity that it reveals to readers. The relationships between the mother an...

from CassieWinters

Tan creates endearing stories about mothers and daughters in this book. She takes us into the minds of chinese women in a way that I have never been previously exposed to in writing, which makes it very interesting to read about. The elements that she gives each character is such a human truth th...

from MissBoyer3

This is a powerful book about love, tragedy, and ties that bind immigrant familes. It's the story of four immigrant Chinese women and their American-born daughters. The moms arrived in San Francisco long ago as young adults, and while they love their now-adult daughters they often cannot understa...

from laytonwoman3rd

Four immigrant Chinese women (the four corners of the Mah Jong board--the four directions---the four winds) and their American daughters tell us about their lives. Sometimes we get varying versions of the same events from different generations; sometimes friends of the same generation give us con...

from jacketscoversread

My mom insisted I read The Joy Luck Club, but it was only after I saw it on the AP Lit reading list that I decided to concede to my mother's request. And I'm glad I did because The Joy Luck Club is a beautifully written book that's insightful without coming across as overly academic and stuffy. "...