The Hundred Secret Senses
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The Hundred Secret Senses

by Amy Tan

1995•Drama•369 pages

Taste attributes: dramafamilymonster/alien/supernaturalromancefresh & originalunsavouryimaginarysimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipunlikely connectionshuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeA heightened, emotional novel, otherwise balanced. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

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4.1 / 5

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About This Book

Set in San Francisco and in a remote village of southern China, this is a tale of American pragmatism shaken, and soothed, by Chinese ghosts. What proof of love do we seek between mother and daughter, among sisters, lovers, and friends? What are its boundaries and failings? Can love go beyond "Until death do us part"? And if so, which aspects haunt us like regretful ghosts?

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaFamilyMonster/alien/supernaturalRomanceComplex relationshipUnlikely connectionsHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

SchwesterChinesinSistersChinese americansChinaAuteurs chinoisChinese American womenHermanas

Details

Author
Amy Tan
Published
1995
Pages
369
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