Petals From The Sky (Paperback)

from Litfan

I had high hopes for this novel, and am sad to say that it just didn't live up to my expectations. The premise of the novel is that Meng Ning, the protagonist, has decided to enter a Buddhist monastery as a nun. This means forsaking worldly pleasures including, to her mother's horror, love and ma...

from containedobsession

I did not enjoy this book, unfortunately. I skimmed through it and felt dissatisfied.

from ruinedbyreading

When I first heard about this book, I thought that the subject would be really interesting. Throughout Buddhism's history, it has attracted many female followers who become nuns in order to escape the oppression of every day life. I thought this book would explore that, but it didn't. I found the...

from lina_em

Petals From The Sky is the seond book from Yip and unfortunately, it was a disappointing follow-up. The main girl chooses at 20 to be a nun but the story starts when she's 30 and still finishing college. She's naive and confused throughout the book and very emotionally closed. It is a bit shallow...

from Suuze

I did enjoy most of this book, but my eyes kind of glazed over a few times with all the Zen thoughts, feelings and descriptions. While I admire the peacefulness of Buddhism, I felt the book delved into the religious aspect of it too much at times, leaving the characters kind of hanging outside th...