Lots of painful storytelling in this book - literally. One reason why I enjoy reading so much, is that I learn things that are outside of my day to day experiences. In Snow Flower, the ancient tradition of foot binding is central to the story. While reading, I looked up articles and the history of t...
I was drawn in by the portrait of the life of Chinese woman in the 19th Century and the tale of the friendship of Lily and Snowflower. Back then, a daughter was seen as a "useless branch." As the narrator Lily puts it: Even if our natal families love us, we are a burden to them. We marry into new ...
This is the story of Lily, the daughter of a humble farmer and her friendship with Snow Flower the daughter of a merchant. Lily has a chance of advancement because her feet look like they might be perfect "lily feet" when bound. This may help her family advance and make her a good marriage. It'...
I had mixed feelings about this book. On one hand, I couldn't put it down and kept reading chapter after chapter, staying up until 4 A.M. to finish it. On the other hand, the main character's actions were disappointing. Most of the younger characters start out as something different; they're rambunc...
I had mixed feelings about this book. On one hand, I couldn't put it down and kept reading chapter after chapter, staying up until 4 A.M. to finish it. On the other hand, the main character's actions were disappointing. Most of the younger characters start out as something different; they're rambunc...
In nineteenth-century China, women in the Hunan province developed a secret code, nu shu, for communicating with each other. Kept away from work and politics, forced to spend their lives in the women's chamber with bound feet, they used nu shu to talk honestly about their lives. After her own feet...
This has got to be one of the most beautiful, yet heartbreaking books that I have ever read. The subject matter is horrific but the story is truly engaging.The main storyline in this book is about the horrible patriarchal practise, foot-binding, that took place in China in the past. The graphic desc...
Is it possible to criticize a book that was this good as being too short? I really loved the story, and I think it could have easily been an epic novel if the story expanded in to the husband's lives. Maybe I'm not allowing myself to enjoy what Lisa See has given us which is the story of friendshi...
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