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The Joy Luck Club

By: Amy Tan
Narrated by: Gwendoline Yeo
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For decades, a quartet of Chinese women who have emigrated to San Francisco gather to eat dim sum, play mahjong, and talk—they call themselves the Joy Luck Club. Over the years, their stories have informed the lives of four daughters who feel the weight of family and world history on their shoulders. With wit and sensitivity, this novel explores the deep, complicated, and sometimes painful connections between mothers and daughters. Amy Tan entices listeners to immerse themselves into the complex lives of these women.

©2008 Amy Tan (P)2008 Phoenix Books, Inc. Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction United States World Literature China San Francisco
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This story took me to places, times and experiences so very different to those in my own life that I was fascinated, shocked and surprised in turns. I am reminded of the power of books to transcend culture, history and geography and glad that I chose to read ‘The Joy Luck Club’ even though it was nothing like the book I hoped for. You see, I had done a search under ‘feel-good literature’ and this is one that popped up. The title also seemed to confirm this as a good choice. In fact many aspects of the story are harrowing and uncomfortable but, like all really good books, in my view, it does at least, end with hope. I’d encourage others to read it as it is well written, educative and thought provoking.

An insight into a world I could never know

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The reader does an admirable job giving each character her own unique voice (that means she does at least 10 voices, if not more). Sometimes this is amazingly entertaining. But sometimes the voices she does are annoying or just seem wrong. Her Chinese pronunciation is good.

One actress did ALL those voices?!

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this is probably best being read than being listened too as it's very hard to keep up with all the names. also some of the accents are horrendous,

struggled to keep up

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I found it difficult to keep up with who was who.
Gwendolyn Yeo is a fabulous narrator.

hard to keep up with who is who!

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enjoyed it but think it'd be easier to follow by reading rayher than listening

Good story, hard to follow

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