so-soRead this for book club… important read, but felt like it wasn‘t interesting enough for such heavy topics.
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The Joy Luck Club | 
so-soRead this for book club… important read, but felt like it wasn‘t interesting enough for such heavy topics.
pickThis is brilliantly structured by featuring four mothers and four daughters, across four sections and sixteen chapters; similar to the structure of the Chinese game of mah jong. I‘m late to the party, but so glad I finally read this. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Amy Tan is best known for the tagged book, but has written many more. She was born in 1952 like me.
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pickI‘ve had to read for a class and was apprehensive about this selection, but this book did not disappoint. Definitely not a gooey mother-daughter novel, nor a depressing downer, it‘s a realistic look at four mothers‘ lives who all left China for America. The descriptions and relationships rang true. Surprisingly, I really enjoyed this!
so-soI think my opinion of this may be slightly tarnished by the fact I had a slightly dodgy digital copy that repeated the entire book twice through- so I got to the end thinking I was only halfway and it therefore felt a bit abrupt! An interesting read, but no real plot, and I definitely preferred the bonesetter‘s daughter.
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pickI know it's a classic, but I found it hard to follow and remember who is who and which husband it was again.
BUT it captures some of the universal truths about mothers and daughters in the context of immigration. The relationship is different due to language, cultural influences and overall setting.
For that, it's a pick!
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Frozen pork and vegetable dumplings from Trader Joe‘s with a hot oil dipping sauce.
Not sure how authentic this is, but I‘ll take any excuse to eat some dumplings. I wish I had the patience to learn to make them myself. #foodandlit #China.
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Cherished the book and movie.
Fun fact! We watched this movie in theater on our honeymoon. My husband was so bored. 🤣
#temptingtitles #withluck
so-soBookclub Meeting! I didn‘t like the book too much, I got a very depressing vibe from it all. But the food was good.
Starting my January #doublespin a little late. I‘m not sure what it is about this book. It‘s been on my bedside table for at least a year and a half and I keep passing it over for other titles. 🤷🏻♀️
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so-soAbout a young Chinese American woman trying to find herself and sharing her experiences with three other women who had a close and personal relationship with her recently deceased mother. At times I found the authors writing a little unorganized but also she has kept me engaged enough to want to finish the book. I will watch the film next and compare notes.
so-soAll told, The Joy Luck Club wasn‘t really what I was expecting. It was fine, I‘m sure some find it deep and impactful, but it‘s not one I‘ll be thrusting into your hands or re-reading myself. In fact, I think reading the opening chapter as a short story by itself would make it much more powerful, so maybe give that a go instead. Full review: https://keepingupwiththepenguins.com/the-joy-luck-club-amy-tan/
“She told me to wear the necklace every day for one week so I would remember how easy it is to lose myself to something false.”
Beautifully written. A wonderful depiction of the love between mother and daughter.
June 8 #BigJunePhotoChallenge @Clwojick I recently read this one
There are some #courageous moms in this book
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pickI had this book for awhile and I finally decided to read it. It is a great book. 4 Chinese woman immigrants form a club after setting g in San Francisco. Each have daughters. I have never heard so many sayings and stories to scare children as this culture. I cried with the stuff these families went through. It is a really good read.
Starting the prettiest copy of this one...it‘s my December #doublespin and I‘m using it for my ‘80s book in the Decades Reading Challenge.
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Amy Tan paints a complex portrait of the relationships between four Chinese mothers and their American-born Chinese daughters - the connection to family and culture as well as the distance, the storytelling and the miscommunication, the pride and shame, the beauty and pain. I‘m really glad I finally made time to read this.
pickWhen I finally read this classic, I discovered one of the stories was in my literature textbook in the 7th grade - I remember discussing it! I really enjoyed comparing the stories of the mothers to their daughters, and it also gave me insight into another world. I‘m the daughter of European immigrants, and it was interesting to see the similarities and differences between my family dynamic and the Chinese immigrant family dynamic.
Four family‘s stories told from different perspectives of mother or daughter, before and after immigration to the US depending on the narrator. Each family‘s story is compelling and I found this book hard to put down. Weaved into these families stories are folktales and rituals from China that contribute to who each family is and the mother/daughter relationships.
pickI started a reread of this classic last month during #AuthorAMonth, but got sidetracked with other things (annoying real life interrupting my reading). Still a great story of mothers & daughters, the things we share & the parts we keep to ourselves, the culture clashes that occur in any newly immigrated family as different generations adapt at different rates (honestly true of any family as kids adapt to new ways & tech differently than parents).
It seems like the last month has just gotten away from me. Still working on this one! I‘ll gladly take any spooky seasons book recommendations though! 🎃🖤👻
pickA series of vignettes focusing on the relationships between the mothers and daughters of the Joy Luck Club in the Chinatown neighborhood of San Francisco. I read this for the first time about 15 years ago and like it just as much now. #AuthorAMonth2021 #ReadingAsia2021 China
pickAmy Tan is an expert with the fragile complexity of the relationship between Chinese moms and their Chinese American daughters. It is moving, at times heartbreaking, and has a lovely flow 💗 🇨🇳
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“I was taught to desire nothing, to swallow other people's misery, to eat my own bitterness.
and even though I taught my #daughter the opposite, she still came out the same way! Maybe it is because she was born to me and she was born a girl. And I was born to my mother and I was born a girl. All of us are like stairs, one step after another, going up and down, but all going the same way.” #QuotsyAug21
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I loved the book and then the movie, and I‘m hoping to get tickets to go see the #stageplay at a local community theater in November. ❤️🐲💛
I was finally able to watch the American Masters Any Tan documentary last night. Holy cow was it good! It reminded me how much I loved this book a million years ago. I feel like I need to put this on my re-read list.
June #bookspin
June is going to be super busy and I thought about skipping bookspin for the month. But then I thought about how much I love the anticipation of number drawing day and decided to forge ahead. I added a couple of rereads that I‘ve been in the mood for like Joy Luck Club and Catcher in the Rye.
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“Maybe it was because she was born to me and she was born a girl. And I was born to my mother and I was born a girl. All of us are like stairs, one step after another, going up and down, but all going the same way.”
Full GoodReads Review⤵️
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3130836247
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book and understand why it's so well renowned. The stories of each mother and daughter felt so real and were beautifully relayed.
So excited about my December #bookspin and #doublespin picks! @TheAromaofBooks
i‘ve been wanting to read this book for years and finally diving in 🎊 excited to watch the movie adaptation after i finish. book to film adaptations are usually the only movies i watch 🤭🤷♀️ #thejoyluckclub
Today‘s plans because someone may have forgotten that book club is Tuesday 🤦♀️
If I now recognize evil in other people, is it not because I have become evil too?
pickGood book! Its nice to read something out of the norm of what I usually reach for. This book explores the relationships between four Chinese women who have immigrated to San Francisco and their American daughters. Its made up of 16 short stories. It gets a little confusing keeping the women and daughters straight, as there seems to be a similarity between them. Overall, I enjoyed it. The Chinese mothers have such a unique and wise outlook on life.
Everybody looked down on somebody else. It didn't matter that everybody shared the same sidewalk to spit on and suffered the same fast-moving diarrhea 💩. We all had the same stink, but everybody complained someone else smelled the worst.
Today's plans @Soubhiville thanks again for this book. I'm so excited about #scarathlon I'm just finding things to do in between. Thank God it's close. I don't celebrate Halloween, but since it's reading I'm in. 🥳📚
