The Hundred Secret Senses

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Summary: Simply magical, not to be missed.
Review: Not at all disappointing after Tan's previous works. The author once again displays her masterful technique of weaving a wonderfully rich storyline, blended with witty and heart-warming scenes. Trully lyrical and poetic.

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Summary: it was really boring
Review: i think that this book was real boring and it was real stupid because there wasn't any excitement. The plot really sucks. One thing that it made it worst was it seems like that it kept on changing the subject. it kept mentioning that her sister Kwan have yin eyes, i think that we would get the idea by the first one hundred time she mentioned it. why don't they do something more interesting

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Summary: YIN VS. YAN
Review: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TWO DIFFERENT WORLD SISTERS, ONE ASIAN AND THE OTHER ONE IS ASIAN AMERICAN. THE NOVEL IS FILLED WITH LOVE AND SUPERSTITIOUS. BRINGING THE READER TO A WORLD NEW WORLD, YIN. IT ALSO LEAVE THE READER WITH THE MAGICAL FEELING.

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Summary: An powerful book about life, death, love, & family secrets..
Review: This book was like ribbion- it kept unravaling more and more, from love to death or hate to happieness. This book, set in San Fransisco and China, takes the reader through the happinings of Olivia, and her half-sister, Kwan, who believes that she can see into the world of Yin. The book is a powerful reminder of how imporatnat family is when things start to happen that change the course of the book to a totally new key. After Kwan sees the world of Yin, telling everything to Olivia, the two go to China with Oliva's husband,and the events that happen there are the most powerful of the whole book. :

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Summary: truly heart-warming, magical
Review: Amy Tan has woven a magical tale providing the reader with a brutally honest insight into the lives of two half-sisters from opposite sides of the world. Taste, see and feel China as they travel through the country side, both in modern times and in the mysterious world of Yin, as both sisters search for a way to bring to fruition their dreams and lay to rest their ghosts. - Anita

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Summary: A wonderful experience
Review: A very interesting novel with an exceptional ending different from others. It ended with Kwan going into a cave and became missing ,not dead. It leaves readers some thought after reading that whether Kwan did have 'yin' eyes or did she just imagine it all. The novel reveals some of Kwan's ability to see the past through spirits , leads one into thinking Kwan is making it all up, THEN surprises the reader with prove of what Kwan said is true. Or was it just one of the many other coinsidences....... Great novel. So good that I finished it in two days, none stop from morning to evening to way past bedtime. Other novels by the same author is just as good. Ratings of 10 for all

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Summary: Tan's Best Work Yet
Review: Amy Tan once again crafts a beguiling web of past, present and future, as well as those other, virtually untapped dimensions of thought and existence. Once again, the theme is the Chinese-American culture clash, the merging of East and West; mothers, daughters, and sisters must relate to each other and to whom they once were. Each of Tan's novels is a masterful peek into the Chinese culture and its associated traditions.

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Summary: unforgettable novel of a Chinese-American living her life.
Review: I liked this book it was a different kind of reading from what IÕm used to reading. I liked how it was told from one pointÕs view (first person) about her life and how she lived through situations. IÕve also read ÒJoy Luck ClubÓ which was also a good book and comparing these two books gave away the idea that they are pretty similar except different stories which I think itÕs a cool style

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Summary: This book is an book about sisterhood
Review: The book was based on two sisters with the same father butdifferent mothers. They come from two different worlds. Olivia,which was born and raised in the United States and Kwan who was born and raised in China. Kwan come to America as her father's death wish. When she come, Olivia didn't really get along with her because she did weird things. Kwan could see ghosts and Olivia thought that was weird. All the kids at school would make fun of Olivia because of Kwan.

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Summary: You can count on Amy Tan for a good story
Review: After suffering through three books in a row which were very big disappointments, (Grisham's Runaway Jury, Baldacci's Total Control , and Cornwell's Hornet's Nest) I was relieved to find Amy Tan's The Hundred Secret Senses is as good as her previous books. There is a big difference between a writer and a story teller. Amy Tan is an excellent story teller. She made me really care about the people in her story. They seemed so real, at times I forgot I was reading fiction. I won't hesitate to buy her books in the future