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The Bonesetter's Daughter - Amy Tan


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The Bonesetter's Daughter - Amy Tan

 
Description: ISBN 0007124449 / Author: Amy Tan / Genre: Fiction / LuLing Young begins to write down her memories of childhood in China. When her ... more
The Bonesetter's Daughter - Amy Tan ... daughter moves in and discovers the story they reach a new understanding in their relationship.

Newest Review: ... been reasonably happy but now Ruth isn't so sure, and on top of that she is concerned about her mother's failing memory. This ... more

 ... section jumps about in time, but isn't confusing in any way. We see what sort of a childhood and adolescence Ruth had; growing up with a difficult mother who has never fully adapted to a new culture, frequently threatens suicide and is obsessed with trying to contact the ghosts of her past and deal with the curse she believes is bestowed upon her family. Rather than make LuLing seem all bad though, there are some touching moments when her love and pride for her daughter clearly show though. Ruth decides that she w...more

QueenElf
Crowned Review The Bonesetter's Daughter - Amy Tan: Across the Cultural Divide. (1022 words)
by - written on 13/05/08 (Very useful, 187 readings)
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Across the Cultural Divide. Ruth Young has a problem that seems insurmountable. The daughter of an American father (deceased) and a Chinese mother, whose health is failing and a long-term but unstable relationship with her boyfriend, Art and his two growing girls, she has little time to herself. In her late forties she no longer expects marriage or her own children, but she seems to be running around after everyone and getting little back in return. This might seem a familiar modern-day problem, but it's compounded by Ruth's mother, the strong-minded but increasingly forgetful LuLing Liu Young. Because of her Chinese background her English is not as ...  Read the complete review

Katz1
Crowned Review And you thought your family was complicated!! (1026 words)
by - written on 29/08/01 (Very useful, 493 readings)
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“The heart of this story belongs to my grandmother, it’s voice to my mother. I give them credit for anything good and have already promised I will try harder next time” This forms part of Amy Tan’s introduction to “The Bonesetter’s Daughter”. It is, perhaps, a good indication that the story that follows, is by and large, based on the true story of her own family and, for me, is something that makes the story all the more poignant. She also writes in her dedication: “On the last day that my mother spent on earth, I learned her real name, as well as that of my grandmother. This book is dedicated to ...  Read the complete review

lonestarsky
Premium Review The Bonesetter's Daughter - Amy Tan: How the past can affect us beyond comprehension..... (845 words)
by - written on 20/07/09 (Very useful, 60 readings)
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I'd never heard of Amy Tan until I was given this book by a friend who was sure I would enjoy it. I've since found out that she's written a few books and I hope to read them all, because if this book is anything to go by, they're all going to be brilliant. I found this book very difficult to put down. It has such a lovely simplistic yet realistic writing style that really brings the story to life. The book starts with a prologue from the point of view of LuLing Young, an elderly Chinese woman whose health and memory is starting to fade. In order to remember as much as she can about her childhood in China she decides to write everything down. In particular she ...  Read the complete review

happybunny75
Premium Review Secretly Cursing the Family (636 words)
by - written on 27/05/02 (Very useful, 1928 readings)
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This is the second novel that I’ve read by Amy Tan and I’m beginning to realise that a pattern is forming. I have previously read ‘The Kitchen God’s wife’ and now in ‘The Bonesetter’s Daughter’, Tan’s narrative again tells the story from both the perspective of an American woman and her Chinese mother. This format, I have discovered, is prevalent throughout most her novels. Don’t be put off however, with Tan’s repetition of narrative and plots that encompass all her novels. ‘The Bonesetter’s Daughter’ is wholly unique from both her other novel that I’ve read and ...  Read the complete review

castleofdreams
Premium Review The Bonesetter's Daughter - Amy Tan: Themes of The Bonesetter's Daughter (652 words)
by - written on 12/11/05 (Very useful, 2825 readings)
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I think that the Bonesetter's Daughter is a captivating novel. Amy Tan had been able to capture the Chinese culture, thinking and used vivid imagination to illustrate this. What is unique is that she is able to inculcate both the Chinese and American cultures in a humorous and amazing way. Within the novel itself, contains many different themes. The most obvious theme would be mother-daughter relationships where it consists of three generations, Precious Auntie mother of Lulling, who is in turn mother of Ruth. However, what is striking is that all three of them display the same burden of being tied to superstition and it is vital for Ruth to be able to ...  Read the complete review

 

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