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Pre- and post-Pearl Harbor in San Francisco, and three Oriental-American club dancers are experiencing racial prejudice along with personal success and failures. The prejudice felt very familiar to what Muslims and Mexicans in this country might be experiencing in America now or in the near future (if we allow a certain trumpeter who likes to blow his own horn into office). Prejudice will live throughout history and the future, but books like this can educate us as to its effects on its innoce
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This one was disappointing - and I love other books she's written. The writing and plot were all over the place and I didn't understand the three girls' relationship with each other. The changing narration by chapter was so confusing. I couldn't figure out who was narrating without really having to look through the dialogue. The writing felt haphazard and unbelievable. I'm giving it 2 stars only because I like the idea of the book, the setting, and the time period. Characters were blah! IMO not
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I was quite disappointed in this novel of friendship between three young Asian-American women in the 1930s & 1940s. The characters were so generic that I was unable to distinguish them, frequently unable to recall who was narrating the alternating chapters. The theme of female friendship has been abundantly explored in contemporary literature, often with greater insight and sensitivity than found here. The reader was never allowed to observe, discover, independently conclude anything; every deta
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3 1/2 stars
Lisa See writes from 3 characters' perspectives in this book. Each chapter is labeled with the character's name to help the reader know, so there's no confusion.
What I love is the setting of San Francisco during pre WW2 era from an Asian POV. There were plenty of Chinese and Japanese living in the area at that time, and their animosity toward each other was strong.
This is the backdrop to the story about a trio of Asian girls who simply want to make it big in show business. It's inter ...more
Lisa See writes from 3 characters' perspectives in this book. Each chapter is labeled with the character's name to help the reader know, so there's no confusion.
What I love is the setting of San Francisco during pre WW2 era from an Asian POV. There were plenty of Chinese and Japanese living in the area at that time, and their animosity toward each other was strong.
This is the backdrop to the story about a trio of Asian girls who simply want to make it big in show business. It's inter ...more
Disappointing Lisa See novel! I have had it on my IPAD forever passing it over time and time again - now I know why :)!
I love Lisa See's writing, but I have the unfortunate tendency of enjoying the setting of her novels more than anything else. by the halfway point, i was annoyed by every single character. Still, the descriptions of wartime California kept me interested enough to push through and finish. One of these days, I'll learn not to get my hopes up by blurbs...
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