The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan

The Bonesetter's Daughter

Amy Tan

352 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective medium-paced
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LuLing Young is now in her eighties, and finally beginning to feel the effects of old age. Trying to hold on to the evaporating past, she begins to write down all that she can remember of her life as a girl in China. Meanwhile, her daughter Ruth, ...

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Community Reviews

3.88
based on 6,882 reviews

Moods

emotional: 91%

reflective: 73%

sad: 53%

hopeful: 33%

inspiring: 26%

challenging: 22%

dark: 20%

mysterious: 18%

informative: 15%

adventurous: 10%

tense: 10%

funny: 5%

lighthearted: 1%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

6% of readers chose fast
59% of readers chose medium
33% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
39% of readers chose A mix
58% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

86% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

61% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

76% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

75% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
9% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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