With the same narrative skills and evocative powers that made her first novel, The Joy Luck Club, a national bestseller, Tan now tells the story of Winnie Louie, an aging Chinese woman unfolding a life’s worth of secrets to her suspicious, Americanized daughter.
I can’t wait to read this book again.
I loved this book. The stories grab you and pull you in. It is a bit slow starting but once the stories begin it keeps you mesmerized.
I read this decades ago and loved it. Especially good for readers who like fiction that delves deeply into women’s lives.
I learned a lot about cultural values in China.
I listened to this book on audible and it was captivating.
Anything Amy Tan writes I enjoy and this book is an example.
Lovely Asian American fusion. I could taste the food and listen to the arguments as if they were in my own home.
A rich history of a Chinese family saga before and during WW2. Emphatic and sometimes humorous
Enjoyed it very much…read it long ago.
I LOVE Amy Tan. I don’t think I’ve read any book by her that I did not completely enjoy! I certainly miss her writing – she now has MS I believe. 🙁
one of her best books. No one captures Asian-American cultural interface as well
One of the first of Tan’s books and I loved it. Fascinated by Hines culture and history.
Uniquely written from the perspective of two separate characters. This story is deeply touching and unforgettable.
One of my all time favorite authors and stories.
Love Amy Tan!
A great book. So much history that I would never know about unless I read about it on such a wonderful way. I love learning about other parts of the world and other cultures. This is an easy way to get a glimpse into another time and place.
Culturally insightful
Some have called The Kitchen God’s Wife “ a Chinese Gone With the Wind”. This novel is one of my all-time favorites. When it came out, it was on the best-seller list for 38 weeks.
I read this book when I was 15. This book left me raw and ashamed because I was not yet exposed to the explicit and vivid descriptions of adult world. I felt pity toward the Mother, having lived a life of the Kitchen God’s Wife. This type of people actually do exist in real world and I’ve witnessed and seen many without being able to lend them a helping hand. This book is an emblem of a story of victims getting yet again victimized by their helpless state of being and the aftermath of abuse.
Amy Tan’s best book. I couldn’t put it down. Read it when it first came out, and I need to buy the digital version and reread it soon..