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Book Description:
The Bonesetters Daughter dramatically chronicles the tortured, devoted relationship between LuLing Young and her daughter Ruth. . . . A strong novel, filled with idiosyncratic, sympathetic characters, haunting images, historical complexity, significant contemporary themes, and suspenseful mystery.Members who requested this book also requested:
Los Angeles Times
TAN AT HER BEST . . . Rich and hauntingly forlorn . . . The writing is so exacting and unique in its detail.
San Francisco Chronicle
For Tan, the true keeper of memory is language, and so the novel is layered with stories that have been written downby mothers for their daughters, passing along secrets that cannot be said out loud but must not be forgotten.
The New York Times Book Review
AMY TAN [HAS] DONE IT AGAIN. . . . The Bonesetters Daughter tells a compelling tale of family relationships; it layers and stirs themes of secrets, ambiguous meanings, cultural complexity and self-identity; and it resonates with metaphor and symbol.
The Denver Post
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Genres:Other Versions of this Book: Hardcover, Hardcover, Paperback, Audio Cassette (Abridged), Audio Cassette (Unabridged), Audio CD (Abridged)
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1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I enjoyed this as I have other books by Amy Tan. She writes well, involves you in the story, lets you see into the Chinese culture a bit.
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Candy B. (Chinese historical fiction is still kind of a new genre for me. One I didn't think I would really get into, but I find that I really do enjoy these books. This one was really well written and sad. It's set in present day, but also in the past through reading her mother's history. The sad part, is, of course, that her mother appears to have Alzheimer's, which hits a little close to home. This book really does have it all, marital strife, dealing with older parents, etc etc. If you enjoyed The Joy Luck Club, you'll like this one. Heck, just read it. :)
"The Bonesetter's Daughter" is the story of a Chinese mother, Luling Young, and her American daughter Ruth. The story is set in 1999 San Francisco with a large flashback to Luling's girlhood in China. Adult daughter Ruth is trying to balance her own shaky relationship with boyfriend Art with the needs of her aging mother, who is showing signs of Alzheimer's Disease. As the story unfolds, Ruth finds out many secrets of her mother's life in China before she arrived in San Francisco. I loved the ending of this book, very touching.
This is not the best Amy Tan book I've read, and it's not a book I would read over and over, but it's entertaining the first time. It's kind of a depressing story.
Casey M. from VIRGINIA BCH, VA wrote on 2/10/2007...I loved this
Catherine R. from LOS ANGELES, CA wrote on 2/2/2007...Typical Amy Tan look at mother-daughter relationships in the Asian-American community.
Paula H. from FRANKLIN, TN wrote on 1/30/2007...Typical Amy Tan fare - great multi-generational story.
This book is about the relationship between LuLing Young and her daughter Ruth. Wonderful book. I didn't think I would like it but I couldn't put it down.
Jackie Y. (