
The Joy Luck Club
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Narrated by:
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Gwendoline Yeo
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By:
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Amy Tan
For decades, a quartet of Chinese women who have emigrated to San Francisco gather to eat dim sum, play mahjong, and talk—they call themselves the Joy Luck Club. Over the years, their stories have informed the lives of four daughters who feel the weight of family and world history on their shoulders. With wit and sensitivity, this novel explores the deep, complicated, and sometimes painful connections between mothers and daughters.
Amy Tan entices listeners to immerse themselves into the complex lives of these women.
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Beautiful story, so-so narrator
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The narrator of this audiobook, while great at creating subtly different voices for the mothers and daughters, frequently relies on caricature-ish to the point of stereotyped accents for side characters (sometimes with little justification - why use a "sing-song" Chinese accent when everyone in a particular chapter is Chinese in China speaking Chinese that is only translated for the reader's benefit). This frequently pulled me out of the read and felt like a distraction.
good story, but narrator makes distracting choices
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My biggest issue with this version was the voices. Every American voice sounds like a dumb valley girl. Many of the older Chinese women’s voices sounds like a witch. I would be interested to know if the author intended for the “voices” to be “heard” this way with her text. I found it kind of obnoxious and over done and really took away from the story. But I wouldn’t say they are so bad that you shouldn’t read it if you are interested, just not one of the best available.
An interesting snapshot of culture and language
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Lovely stories- looking forward to more!
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read the book
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As for the novel itself, I really love the stories and how everything is intertwined. I had previously listened to an abridged version from my library, and would not recommend it at all. Make sure you pick up an unabridged version of this novel!
Beautifully written novel
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Beautiful stories
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One my favorite novels
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Amazing Dialogue and Voice
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love amy tan, didn't enjoy the narrator
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