7/5/2023 0 Comments Author of the joy luck club![]() And although we don't speak, I know we all see it: Together we look like our mother. The gray-green surface changes to the bright colors of our three images, sharpening and deepening all at once. Sure, each square is added individually, but they all hold together to create a general impression. What do we mean by that? Well, one way to think of the stories that make up this book, and of the eight different storytellers that tell them, is different squares on a quilt. Instead, the novel is about rendering the experience of a community of people, which is best accomplished through Tan's writing-as-tapestry approach. But that's one of the beautiful things about this book: it's not going to give you a single story that marches in straightforward fashion from A to Z. ![]() ![]() If you're really into books that start "Once upon a time," and the go step by step through the plot, The Joy Luck Club is probably not your cup of tea.Īmy Tan's writing style can feel disjointed, disorganized, and even a little hectic. ![]()
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