It's a beautiful and touching book that gives insight into the Chinese and Chinese American identity while also showing us how universal the themes of family and belonging really are. This is not only impressive, but helpful to the listener, because the story could become very confusing without that attention to detail. Includes identificaton criteria and points of issue to help collectors identify the original book. She embodied each character with a unique voice, so even though we are bouncing between over a dozen characters, I was never questioning who was speaking. true first edition of The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan. Gwendoline Yeo's performance was fantastic. It's a give-and-take kind of thing, where luckily there is more to praise than to criticize. For example, I spent the entire book waiting for Jing-Mei's resolution with her sisters, but did not care much for Rose Hsu's storyline. The story, while connected, is presented more as vignettes and some were really strong while others were a little forgettable. Parts of this book really clicked with me. It looks at four families and their ties to each other and their Chinese heritage. Amy Tan's Joy Luck Club is a touching display of family, hope, and love that looks at the transition from being an immigrant to being a native (and back again).
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