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The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan7/5/2023 And also a bit weary of ambiguous or downright depressing endings. And, okay, I liked that both Ruth and Art, and LuLing all had happy endings. It struck me as very true to life, trite as that might sound. GaoLing, Art, and Art's two children in particular struck home for me: I recognized the reality of their rough edges but also their smoother sides, both of which fit together in surprising ways. The background characters in this book were excellently done, carefully nuanced rather than playing simple roles. I loved Ruth every bit as much as I loved LuLing young and old. This book, though, was a delight from cover to cover. Tan mentions in an interview included in the back of this edition that she knows her strength is writing from the perspectives of mothers (372). Usually when I read Amy Tan's books I find myself wishing that the whole thing was told from the mothers' point of view, or even just set in the past entirely.
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