If you know me then you would be surprised that I would read a Nicholas Sparks book. I don't typically care for his other works, like the Notebook. Just not my style. I was given this book and thought, "why not give it a try". I did enjoy it. It was a very easy read set in modern day. I don't like the typical predictable ending, but this one had me a little confused: and whether it ended happy or sad, I was ok with the end.
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
I enjoyed this book. It is much more my style than the first. Although fiction, much research was done to best desribe this time and location in history. Set in China in the 1800's, I have gained a huge appreciation for what I now have as a woman.
Taken from page 127 in the book; "We (women) are seen as completely useless. Even if our natal families love us, we are a burden to them. We marry into our new families, go to our husbands sight unseen, do bed business with them as total strangers, and submit to the demands of our mothers-in-law. If we are lucky, we have sons and secure our positions in our husband's homes. If not, we are faced with the scorn of our mothers-in-law, the ridicule of our husband's concubines, and the disappointed faces of our daughters."
1 comment:
How depressing! What was good about it?
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