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The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
4.0
challenging emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Oof, another multigenerational diaspora story that wove together so many perspectives with beautiful writing.

I think in this case it might’ve hit harder as a physical read, because while the narrator did a wonderful job, some of the voices she used for different characters took me OUT. Especially for some of the loser men in this lmao, I swear she gave that character the voice he deserved, but still. Hilarious during parts I don’t think were supposed to be funny 😅