tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695114190445470270.post7291296414958208538..comments2024-01-02T01:39:46.659-07:00Comments on Our Best Books: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeKatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04449419411409802919noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695114190445470270.post-49896530585325648162011-02-14T07:56:35.886-07:002011-02-14T07:56:35.886-07:00"Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" was som..."Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" was something I picked up at a recent library book sale; one of the volunteers practically shoved it in my hand as she said "Read this, it's a very good book."<br /><br />I, unfortunately, was ready to send it to my "donate books" stack before I finished it, but I did read the entire story and closed it last night. Perhaps I was not in the mood to read about all the sufferings of Chinese women during that era. In general I found it tiresome. Yes, I do grant that the story is intriguing. While Lisa See's writing is peppered with enough Chinese words and phrases to educate us, I found her chapters getting bogged down repeating things and snaking around and away from relevant interest. <br /><br />How do I rate comparable novels? I don't put "Memoirs of a Geisha" on my favorites list, either. Amy Tan's "Kitchen God's Wife" is, however, tops! <br /><br />Enough said from me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com