
The Kitchen God's Wife
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Narrated by:
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Amy Tan
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By:
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Amy Tan
Winnie Louie and Helen Kwong have always shared secrets, but now Helen wants to reveal them. Helen is convinced she is dying and decides to celebrate what might be her last Chinese New Year by telling all the secrets of her life, as well as Winnie Louie's and those of Winnie's daughter Pearl. There are some things, however, that Pearl would rather her mother didn't know. The result of Helen's tell-all mood is a series of comic misunderstandings and heartbreaking realizations about luck, loss, and trust. In this funny and touching novel Amy Tan reveals important truths about the effect of secrets kept and revealed, and the miraculous, resilient nature of love among mothers, daughters, and friends.
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Days later, I find myself thinking about the story and the characters and their lives...
Amy Tan is such a good writer, and to hear the book read by her, gives clear voice (ha-ha) to her words, just as she imagined them. I could hear the mother rushing through her story, telling her adult daughter the truth about her life, story spilling out, words tripping over each other. I would have read it differently. It's a rare treat to hear what was in the author's mind!
Poor audio quality; Worth a listen
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Though my only issue is that the audio quality wasn't very good. But that's rather understandable considering that this is probably a very old recording.
Great story, but bad audio quality.
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What made the experience of listening to The Kitchen God's Wife the most enjoyable?
It was a good story and very entertaining.What three words best describe Amy Tan’s voice?
I didn't like the voice because sometimes she spoke too quickly.Any additional comments?
I wish there had been chapter breaks.Good but could be better
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Great book crummy recording
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Great except for recording quality
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Sorrowful story
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Classic
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Any additional comments?
The audio is terrible. It is a recording that puts a strain on the listener as it is recorded like through the telephone, not a studio, and the listener can tell. The author is excellent, but not as a reader: she reads too fast. Thoroughly enjoyable, but can be hard to hear.Bad audio
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Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
Yes, the story is good and if you must listen to the story it is a good one. Amy Tan isn't reading the whole story she is skipping a lot of material of her own book which is really confusing to me. why would she skip her own material?How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?
I would have read the whole book. I would also get much better audio quality.Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Amy Tan?
Jim DaleWas The Kitchen God's Wife worth the listening time?
Yes more so if the whole book was read.Any additional comments?
any particular reason why she didn't read the whole book?Warning
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Horrible recording.
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