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Summary: Beautiful and wonderfully thought provoking
Review: I have read several of Ms. Tan's novels, this by far is the best. Difficult to put down and impossible to forget. I will carry the message, don't live with regret, for the rest of my life. Ms. Tan has created characters that touch the core of humanity, emotion and what it is to be family. I recommend this novel to anyone who can comprehend words strung into sentences.
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Summary: Best of her collection....
Review: Amy Tan has written many books. Of most, they contain stories that are told by either a mother or some person from China. All the stories are magnificent and fascinating. Tan did a terrific job on this story. I can feel the character's every thought and sensational emotion. Olivia is the main character of this book. At the night of her father's death, her and her family found out that she has a half-sister in China. Kwan was her name. Olivia and her mother's relationship were never close, her mother only minds her own business. Even though Olivia hated to be with Kwan for her broken English and the fact that she asks too many dumbfounded questions, she had to listen to her stories as they sleep in the same room. Kwan was the only one who cared about Olivia, she was more a mother to Olivia than Olivia's mother herself. Kwan has an usually aspect, it is that she has Yin eyes, eyes that can see ghosts. Olivia was horrified when Kwan introduced her ghost friends to her, but later, Olivia was able to see them as well, she made friends with them. Through out Olivia's childhood, she has listened to many of Kwan's stories when she was back in China. Everynight, regardless if Olivia is asleep or not, Kwan would go on with her stories. As they get older, Olivia was married to Simon, a soul mate she met in college. Years later, they started to have problems, they wanted to get a divorce. Kwan didn't want them to get separated, so she tried everything she could to get them to stay together and get in contact. Because she tried everything and nothing worked, her final idea was to take a trip to China. The three of them went back to the place where Kwan came from, that's when Olivia saw the bed time stories of Kwan's came to live. I have read her other book, The Kitchen God's Wife and The Joy Luck Club, all of them are great books. I ensure you if you read this book, you'll fall in love with it. It's very interesting and mesmerizing.
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Summary: A book that brings two worlds within ourselves together as 1
Review: I love this book, I couldn't put it down ever since I first pick it up. Given by my mentor 2 years ago, she always tried to encourage me to read but I always thought it means nothing to me to read something that has nothing to do with me, but after reading this book I can relate to it with so many situations, I think I can start my own book!! Olivia the main character in this book whose also the narrator reminds me so much of myself when I read this book I thought I was actually seeing this book like a mirror to my life. This character that Amy Tan created remind me so much of myself when I was young. Kwan the other character whose Olivia's half sister came from China and Olivia was always ashame of her because Kwan is forever asking her questions because she was not familiar with the American cultures, plus her english was so bad. Kwan reminds me of my mom, whose always trying to speak english yet it sound so funny to me. Kwan has Yin eyes in this book, everynight she would talk to Yin people in the dark and she would tell Olivia many stories about her past life and what she believe in. Kwan tells a story about how she had come to this recent life to keep her promise to Olivia. Kwan has a belief that Olivia was a lady name Ms. Banner that she once met in her past life and She made a promise to Ms. Banner that she would bring her to reunited with her lover. Olivia inreturn never believe a word Kwan said. Kwan was always like a Joke to Olivia. Until one day Kwan took Olivia and her Ex-husband to China, Olivia began to realized that all those stories Kwan once told her was begining to come true, could it be that Kwan really have Yin eyes, and everything she said about her past life was true? Finally Olivia learned to trust Kwan and Learned how to give Kwan the love that Kwan have always given her since the day they met. From shame to except, and exceptance to being Proud. I love this book. again this book had taught me to learn the truth identity of being Chinese and to be proud of who I am. Tan Created Kwan and I truly feel that Kwan is a master piece because she not only taught me to realized the truth and face it but she speaks a language of both world to me and opened up my mind to see things that I never seen, and she moved me and made me cry while reading this book. I give so much props to Tan for such a great character. Trust me everyone, if this is your first book, you must read it, if is the last one then let this be the one you read for your last book. It's truely believable and unforgetable. CL-5/12/99
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Summary: A book that connects every chinese heart
Review: This is a well-described novel that details how a girl comes to find out who she really is. Olivia is an American girl with a Chinese father who had died when she was just a kid. She might have lived like the other American girls, however, a sister from China changes her life. Following after Kwan, her sister, Olivia has found her dream, her faith, and herself in faraway china. This is a book that connects with every Chinese heart, no matter where they are. The hundred Secret Senses mostly focus on the friendship, the love, and the mysterious relationship of Olivia and Kwan in their last life time. In the Chinese-way-of -thinking, people have many lives repeating one after another. Also, things that happen in one life, always affect the next one. It also tells about the special talent the Kwan has. She could talk with ghosts. For Chinese people, Kwan must have yin eyes, so she could see the yin people, who are what we call in English "ghosts." With her great talent from God, Kwan has helped Olivia through all the difficulties, though Olivia has always refuses her help. And that*s the place that shows Kwan*s great love: "No matter how she refuses me, I am going to do anything she needs." This is the third book I read by the author Amy Tan. I found her books went straight into my heart, especially this one!!! As a student in an international school, it*s hard to tell which group of you might fit in the best. But this book, The Hundred Secret Senses had helped me to make my choice. It told me that wherever I am, just remember where I cam from and never forget the true self. I recommend this book to people who have sometimes confused about who they are and where should they stand.
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Summary: A book that connact with every Chinese heart.
Review: A well-described novel that details how a girl comes to find out who herself really is. Olivia is an American girl with a Chinese father who had died when she was just a kid. She might has live like the other American girls. However, a sister from China has changed her life. Following after Kwan, her sister, Olivia has found her dream, her faith, and herself in the far away China. This is a book that connected with every Chinese heart, no matter where they are. The Hundred Secret Senses is mostly focus on the friendship, the love, and the mysterious relationship in the of Olivia and Kwan in their last life time. Chinese people believe that people have so many life turns on after another. And often, they think, what you have done in the first life time might effect the next one. It also tells about how the special talent that Kwan has, she could talk with ghosts. For Chinese people, Kwan must have the yin eyes, so she can see the yin people, who are the ghosts we call in English. With her great talent from God, Kwan has helped Olivia through all the difficulties, though Olivia has always refused her help. So that's the place that show with great love "No matter how she refuse me, I am going to do anything she needs." This is the third book I read from the same author-Amy Tan. I read her first book, The Joy Luck Club before. I had asked my friends' opinions about this author's book. All the response I got was something like "It's all right," or "It's so boring!!" With a doubtful heart, I still read the book. Through the readings, I found these books went straight into my heart. As a student in an international school, it's hard to tell which group you might fit in the best. But this book taught me how to make my choice. It told me that wherever I am, just remember where I came from and never forget the true self. I recommend this book, to someone, who sometimes confused at who they are and where should they stand.
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Summary: suhc a great book with chinese life style well written.
Review: It's the greatest book i ever read!!!!! At first, my friends just told me how bad this book is, but after reading it, i just find it prefectly describing the life of my ancestors and the confusion about your own situation while you came from somewhere but on the passport, you're from somewhere else!!! Like me, my dad is Taiwanese, my mom is French. I always get confused in the place that i should stand in school...French? or Taiwanese? In this book, I think I found my position, and also feel very connected to the lines and the words which has the smell of my land. If there's anyone has comments with my comments, just e-mail me!! welcome to talk with me about strange cultural diffusion!!!
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Summary: Her Best Book!!!
Review: This book had me laughing through tears! I loved Kwan's fierce loyalty, her unconditional love for Olivia, and her magical story-telling. I completely lost myself in this magical, touching, hilarious book.
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Summary: Beautifully written--makes one believe in the world of yin.
Review: Once again, Tan has succeeded in weaving together so many lives and revealing them to the reader in a way that enlightens. One can't help but understand what Kwan means by the secret senses even though the explanation is tangible and intangible at the same time. I loved following Kwan and Libby-ah into an unfamiliar (to me) world--it was like I was there in the village with them.
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Summary: An Okay Book
Review: This is enjoyable, but not Tan's best work. I preferred both The Joy Luck Club and The Kitchen God's Wife. In The Hundred Secret Senses, the characters are sporadically uninteresting or hard to identify with--but then they will suddenly become compelling. I wouldn't recommend it very strongly, but I don't regret reading it.
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Summary: A can't wait to finish it surprise!
Review: This book was a must read for my book club. I honestly thought I would have to force myself to read one chapter a day to get through it and ended up finishing it a day and a half. I loved it. Some of the past life stuff with Kwan was a little weird but all in all it was a wonderful book.
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