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Dec 05, 2023violet_bee_357 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
What an incredible novel. “The Joy Luck Club,” written by Amy Tan, follows the lives of eight different women. Four Chinese mothers and four American-born daughters. Each character has two chapters dedicated to their story, with sixteen…
Oct 26, 2023mk72lfi6 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I love the cultural insight into “crazy” traditional Chinese mothers and how in a single generation so much can change (on the surface of things.) Interesting format.
Sep 07, 2023gremlioni rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is one of my favorite books. I read it as part of the assigned reading for a Women in Literature class and--forgiveness my corniness--felty joyously lucky to have been homework-bound to read this book. Otherwise, it never would have…
Jun 03, 202326NikhilS rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club explores the mother-daughter relationships between 4 Chinese families. The mothers in these scenarios are immigrants having faced tribulations in their homeland, whereas their daughters were born and raised in…
Apr 20, 2023deesu rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The Joy Luck Club explores the relationship between 4 Chinese immigrant mothers and their Chinese-American daughters. Obviously, their relationships can be strained at times with their cultural and generational gaps and this book perfectly…
Mar 29, 2023aanya_sanjay rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
There is no such thing as a perfect relationship, as there will always be flaws and mistakes tied to it. A mother-daughter relationship of many conflicts is displayed throughout the novel, “The Joy Luck Club” by Amy Tan, within the…
Feb 12, 2023stutipandey702 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
The Joy Luck Club traces the lines through mother and daughter, in a time and context where the cusp of the inter-generational Asian American experience lies. It follows the deviation between immigrant and first-generation Americans—the…
Dec 30, 2022Molly_pop rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan is a beautiful book exploring relationships between immigrant mothers and their Chinese-American daughters. It is told from the perspective of 4 mothers and their 4 daughters. Each family has their own…
Dec 20, 2022slowpoki rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan follows 8 protagonists, 4 daughters and their mothers through their lives to create a gap between the two generations. The four mothers are immigrants of China, and their daughters are all first generation…
Nov 28, 2022ethanl2014 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Amy Tan intricately tells the story of four Chinese immigrant women and their four daughters in her debut novel The Joy Luck Club. The story is told in sixteen short stories: eight following the mothers’ journeys in China and immigrating…
Sep 01, 2022AZ_31 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan is a Novel about the stories and conflicts of four chinese immigrant mothers and their four children where one mother Suyan Woo passed away where the 4 sections highlighting the lives of the mothers and stories…
Dec 17, 2021Super_Summer rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
A highly popular and relatable book is Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan. Four mothers, four daughters, four families, whose histories shift depending on who tells the story. All the mothers are immigrants from China and they tell their childhood…
Dec 03, 2021joeyloring rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
In the book The Joy Luck Club, author Amy Tan weaves an interesting and elaborate tale of familial and cultural conflict and attachments through the complex relationships of four Chinese immigrant mothers and their American born daughters.…
Nov 13, 2021SylviaPlath4ever rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
Boring. Got lost throughout the book.
Oct 06, 2021jonathan_wang10 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Written by Amy Tan in 1989, the Joy Luck Club is a book detailing the experiences of eight fictional Asian characters, four as mothers, and four as daughters. The book starts with the death of Suyuan, one of the mothers of the book, and…
Jul 30, 2021himaja_ rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Age: 12+ As a second-generation immigrant, I truly loved this book! It hits on so many important topics in such a beautiful manner that is exciting to read. It delves into the depths of mother-daughter relationships in Asian-American…
Jul 22, 2021Anita_Dickey rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I read this book to fulfil the goal read a book set in multiple countries. I liked it, but at times it was kindof confusing to follow. It kept switching points of view and from the present to the past. A couple times i got lost. but i was…
Jul 08, 2021Cerulean_Vespas rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This made me cry so much. 10/10 🌟🌟⭐😩👍
May 28, 2021
Every year, many immigrants come to the United States to start anew. “The Joy Luck Club” by Amy Tan, writes about four families of immigrants and three generations; the immigrants, their parents, and their children. This novel talks about…
May 14, 2021pacl_teens rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
"The Joy Luck Club, by Amy Tan, tells the stories of two generations of Chinese Americans. It discusses realistic topics that will resonate with any child of an immigrant. This book allows you to join these women on their journeys through…
Jun 20, 2020
it's a very educational book and I highly recommend it.
Apr 27, 2020angelahtang rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I found this book somewhat bland and inconsistent. Some chapters, I found myself tearing up, while for other chapters, I found the characters struggles uninteresting and I simply did not enjoy reading their stories. The way the story is…
Aug 21, 2019telger rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Well I read this book almost two decades ago when I was still in Southeast Asia- and the plot, the characters, the conflict, the feelings, the bright colours of the story- they are still vivid in my memory! What a beautiful and honest and…
May 16, 2019Groszerita rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Reread this book recently and loved it all over again. Mother daughter relationships, generational relationships, cultural differences.
May 08, 2019
Tried to put Joy Luck Club on Hold at Cody Now I don't see how to confirm. Sheila Kelly