The Joy Luck Club

by Amy Tan

In 1949, four Chinese women--drawn together by the shadow of their past--begin meeting in San Francisco to play mah jong, invest in stocks and "say" stories. They call their gathering the Joy Luck Club--and forge a relationship that binds them for more than three decades. A celebrated novel in the tradition of Alice Adams and Margaret Atwood from the bestselling author of The Kitchen God's Wife.

• ISBN10: 0804106304
• ISBN13: 9780804106306
• Publish Date: 30 April 1990 (first published 22 March 1989)
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Random House USA Inc
• Imprint: Ivy Books,U.S.
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 352
• Language: English

Reviews

[Bianca]

We all had our miseries. But to despair was to wish back for something already lost. Or to prolong what was already unbearable.

A collection of interconnected stories about the bonds between four Chinese immigrant mothers and their American-born daughters, who strive to understand each other despite the cultural and generational differences. Rich with culture and a really moving book :”)

[Jyc]

★★★★★ // powerful, and filled with wisdom. deep-rooted in culture, and took my heart completely by the end. favorite chapter: moon lady.

[inlibrisveritas]

I can honestly say that I really loved this book, even though it was a requirement for one of my college courses and I also chose to read part of it in my 9th grade lit class. I think overall I read it about three times since I had to write a few papers for it and a project in 9th.
The writing is wonderful and once you get use to the time changes between mothers and daughters you really start to see the true similarities between them all. And despite the amount of thought I had to put into the book I only enjoyed it more, being able to see all the symbols involved and putting them all together really helped to uncover the hidden truths in the text. I plan on reading more from Amy Tan when I get the chance.