The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan

The Kitchen God's Wife

Amy Tan

532 pages • first pub 1991 (editions) user-added

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Remarkable...mesmerizing...compelling.... An entire world unfolds in Tolstoyan tide of event and detail....Give yourself over to the world Ms. Tan creates for you. --The New York Times Book Review Winnie and Helen have kept each other's worst secr...

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Community Reviews

3.97
based on 5,460 reviews

Moods

emotional: 87%

reflective: 68%

sad: 64%

dark: 36%

hopeful: 36%

tense: 31%

challenging: 27%

inspiring: 26%

adventurous: 18%

informative: 18%

funny: 10%

mysterious: 3%

lighthearted: 1%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

6% of readers chose fast
63% of readers chose medium
29% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

11% of readers chose Plot
48% of readers chose A mix
39% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

83% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

63% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

64% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

54% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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