The Joy Luck Club Audiobook (Unabridged)

" 4.5 and such a great story. loved the relationships between mothers and daughters and the 4 friends. an early yaya sisterhood. "

" again... kind of interesting... just took too long to read. "

" The historical aspects of this book are very interesting to read about. The stories of the different women were intriguing. Joy Luck Club is a great book that was made into a respectable movie. "

" What I liked the most about "The Joy Luck Club" was the many point of views Amy Tan demonstrated of the four Chinese American families. Although it may seem confusing to follow eight characters, it definitely helped me understand where the two generations (the mother and daughter) were coming from. So the different perspectives of the characters left me unbiased, and I learned the experience of the life as a newly Chinese American. "

" My first Amy Tan. Loved it. "

" I recently reread this title for book club - as with all Amy Tan's books, she does a seamless job of jumping between the past and present day, and the conflict between ancient traditions and applying them to contemporary life. Her characters are thoughtful and interesting - she is a wonderful writer. "

" Loved it. Very close to the movie. Still cried a bit at the end. Very touching mother / daughter stories. Maybe because I enjoy this movie so much, to me this book is comforting. Like going home. "

" Really enjoyed this book. Real insight into the struggles of children born in our culture with parents from another. "

" I grew up in the Bay Area with so many first generation friends. Their Chinese, Vietnamese, or various other county parents always seemed kooky or excentric and backwards but now as an adult I wish I'd heard some of their stories. "

" Read this book in high school and watched the movie-- loved both. "

" It was a good book, we had to read it for school though which always takes the fun out of it. However, it had a good plot line and a good background of symbolism and chinese culture. "

" I love her characters and their relationships with family. The idea of a daughter being able to learn about her mother as a young woman and step into her shoes with her friends is something to ponder. It brings old and new together in a new light. I enjoyed this book. "

" There were some very interesting stories in the book, but I did have to read it for school. I would have never read it otherwise, and the book was pretty dull in my opinion. "

" I liked reading about all the different mother/daughter relationships and comparing them to my own life. I am not really that interested in Chinese culture though, so sometimes it got a little boring. "

" My view is tainted by the fact that I listened to the book, downloaded from my library. I'm guessing it was abridged because it was so disjointed that it was hard to get any real story out of it. "

" This is my favorite Amy Tan novel "

" The opening paragraph of this book brought tears to my eyes. The struggles between mothers and daughters and the hopes/dreams of mothers to see their daughters safe, happy and loved transcends all cultures. "

" Read this some time ago but reread due to it being on my son's summer reading list - so we could discuss. We enjoyed talking to each other as these Chinese mothers talked to their daughters - "you shame family", "you no try hard enough", :-). "

" Not for everyone but an absolutely beautiful and touching read. A must read for all moms and daughters. "

" Love books about mothers and daughters even when they are not not steryotipicical "

" pretty good, but not my favorite Amy Tan "

" It's been such a long time that I have read this book but I do remember how important it was for me when I did read it though. "

" I read this book years ago, but it still crosses my mind from time to time. A very good story. "