The Joy Luck Club

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Feathers from a thousand Li away -- The twenty-six malignant gates -- American translation -- Queen mother of the western skies.
In 1949, four Chinese women--drawn together by the shadow of their past--begin meeting in San Francisco to play mah jong, invest in stocks and "say" stories. They call their gathering the Joy Luck Club--and forge a relationship that binds them for more than three decades.

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Good but not Tan's best submitted by jmenik on July 19, 2011, 10:21pm I love a couple of other Amy Tan books, and this one is good, just not as good as some of her others. Like several of her books, this one is convoluted plot-wise, but it lacks the dynamism of the others and can be boring or confusing at times.

Love this book! submitted by cbrewster on July 27, 2014, 7:48am I read this book for a course in college and fell in love with it. I loved how it examed the clash between the parents who had immigrated from China to the US and their children who had grown up in the US. It emphasizes the clash between the two conflicting cultures. Most of all, it interesting to see how the daugthers perceived their mothers to be weak and stuck in the ways of their homelands and then it was exciting to hear the mothers stories and find out just how strong and bold these women really were. I would definitely recommend this book.

Classic! submitted by krathje on July 27, 2016, 5:26pm The first time I read this, years ago, I didn't love it. I found it hard to follow. However, this time through, I really enjoyed the mosaic of relationships that Tan illustrates. She shows the intergenerational relationships of four Chinese immigrant women, their mothers, and their daughters. Loved it.

So enlightening submitted by ks2345 on June 30, 2022, 4:30pm I read this book back in high school and it really made me think more critically about immigrant lifestyles. My parents are both immigrants and it helped me to connect with them a little more. I enjoyed learning about Chinese culture and the stories of these mothers and daughters. It is really a story of empowerment, which is beautiful

unconnected stories submitted by JessicaIJ on June 9, 2023, 1:22pm Decent book, but wished the stories were more interconnected between families. I read this for a school assignment where we only read one family each and I don't know anything about anyone but the Jong family because they were either not mentioned or barely mentioned.

makes you think submitted by sophiamc on August 5, 2023, 7:18pm this book was so enlightening to read. definitely need to pay attention to which storyline you’re reading, but once you get that, it’s an amazing read.