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Amy Tan - The Joy Luck Club
 
 
 
 
 
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When June's mother dies, she is invited to join a long-standing club of Chinese women who urge her not only to take her mother's place at the mah-jongg table, but also to carry the news of her mother's death to her step-sisters in China. Through the stories of the women and their daughters, the values of different generations are articulated. June's anxiety about her responsibility to the past is contrasted with the older women's concerns that their values and culture are being lost by their Americanized daughters.
 
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The East is where things begin.

Date of Review:  Mar 16, 2001
The Bottom Line: Rich with detail and Chinese folklore, this is complex and beautiful tale of mothers, daughters and so much more.
Review: It's difficult to explain the impact of this novel without getting too sentimental. I'd heard of Amy Tan, of course, but never read her novels until my mother bought them for me in high school. This was an unusual occurrence for her, as she hadn't...
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Next time you will listen to your mother!

Date of Review:  May 4, 2000
Review: I read this book several weeks ago, and it got me thinking. This is a very interesting piece of literature. I could not put it down for a second. It shows both the American experience in the eyes of immigrants and a mother-daughter relationship in...
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A Layering of generations and ideas

Date of Review:  Dec 27, 2000
Review: The structure of the book, The Joy Luck Club, by Amy Tan is very interesting and very much facilities the universality of the novel. An important key to the Joy Luck Club is its tying in of each families' story. The north, south, east, and west of...
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Authors Amy Tan
Narrator Gwendoline Yeo
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  Chicago Tribune Books: "'The Joy Luck Club' is that rare mesmerizing novel that one always seeks but seldom finds. Tracing the poignant destinies of two generations of tough, intelligent women, each gorgeously written page welcomes the reader and leads to an enlightenment that, like all true wisdom, sometimes brings pleasure and sometimes sadness.... writing that makes a difference, that alters the way we understand the world and ourselves, that transcends topicality, and by those criteria 'The Joy Luck Club' is the real thing."

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  Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Putnam Pub Group (March 01, 1989)
Measurements: 9.25"(h) x 6.5"(w) x 1.25"(d), 1.15 lbs.
ISBN: 9780399134203
 
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