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Overview

A collection of anthologies, resource and reference books, including titles from Oscar Wilde, Mary Shelley, Alex Madina, Jo Phillips and Adrian Barlow.

In 1949, four Chinese women begin meeting in San Francisco for fun. Nearly 40 years later, their daughters continue to meet as the Joy Luck Club. Their stories ultimately display the double happiness that can be found in being both Chinese and American. First serials to Ladies' Home Journal, Atlantic Monthly, and San Francisco Focus. Now available.

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Publishers Weekly
``Intensely poetic, startlingly imaginative and moving, this remarkable book will speak to many women, mothers and grown daughters, about the persistent tensions and powerful bonds between generations and cultures,'' praised PW . Author tour. (June)
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What a wonderful book! The ``joy luck club'' is a mah jong/storytelling support group formed by four Chinese women in San Francisco in 1949. Years later, when member Suyuan Woo dies, her daughter June (Jing-mei) is asked to take her place at the mah jong table. With chapters alternating between the mothers and the daughters of the group, we hear stories of the old times and the new; as parents struggle to adjust to America, their American children must struggle with the confusion of having immigrant parents. Reminiscent of Maxine Hong Kingston's The Woman Warrior in its vivid depiction of Chinese-American women, this novel is full of complicated, endearingly human characters and first-rate story telling in the oral tradition. It should be a hit in any fiction collection.-- Ann H. Fisher, Radford P.L., Va.
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An instant bestseller, this startlingly original debut novel tells the emotionally honest and intensely moving story of several generations of Chinese-American women and their families, illuminating the special mysteries of the bonds between mothers & daughters.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780143038092
  • Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
  • Publication date: 9/14/2006
  • Pages: 288
  • Sales rank: 20,802
  • Lexile: 0800L (what's this?)
  • Product dimensions: 5.36 (w) x 8.00 (h) x 0.65 (d)

Meet the Author

Amy Tan
Amy Tan
With her acclaimed 1989 novel The Joy Luck Club and its successors, Amy Tan succeeded in revealing the Chinese-American sensibility to readers in unprecedented numbers. In mystical, winding prose, she draws the boundaries and commonalities between generations of women who are related, but born worlds apart.

Biography

Amy Tan is the author of The Joy Luck Club, The Kitchen God's Wife, The Hundred Secret Senses, and two children's books, The Moon Lady and The Chinese Siamese Cat, which has been adapted as Sagwa, a PBS series for children. Tan was also the co-producer and co-screenwriter of the film version of The Joy Luck Club, and her essays and stories have appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies. Her work has been translated into more than twenty-five languages. Tan, who has a master's degree in linguistics from San Jose University, has worked as a language specialist to programs serving children with developmental disabilities. She lives with her husband in San Francisco and New York.

Author biography courtesy of Random House, Inc.

    1. Also Known As:
      En-Mai Tan
    2. Hometown:
      San Francisco, California and New York, New York
    1. Date of Birth:
      February 19, 1952
    2. Place of Birth:
      Oakland, California
    1. Education:
      B.A., San Jose State University, 1973; M.A., 1974

Table of Contents

Feathers from a Thousand Li Away
The Joy Luck Club 19
Scar 42
The Red Candle 49
The Moon Lady 67
The Twenty-Six Malignant Gates
Rules of the Game 89
The Voice from the Wall 102
Half and Half 116
Two Kinds 132
American Translation
Rice Husband 149
Four Directions 166
Without Wood 185
Best Quality 197
Queen Mother of the Western Skies
Magpies 215
Waiting Between the Trees 242
Double Face 253
A Pair of Tickets 267
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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 23, 2007

    One of the most enlighting books ever!!!!!!!!!!!

    This book was one of the most enlighting, purest books ever! I loved it from the beginning it shows you the powerful bond between mothers and daughters 'cheesy I know but true!'. It shows hardship, passion, and experience. It showed me what mothers are capable of and what they would do to protect their children, and it inspired me to be in English Honors as well as a possible future writer...

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 6, 2012

    A Chinese World

    The Joy Luck Club is a story that portrays the different vignettes of four tenacious Chinese immigrant mothers and their first generation strong American daughters. As a first generation Chinese myself, I could immediately relate to some of the difficulties that the daughters faced, and many of the vignettes of the mothers reminded me of my parents/grandparents stories. The story also gives the reader a glimpse into the life of a typical Chinese lady in the 20th century and introduces the reader to Chinese culture and society.

    In the book, the daughters often try to be free from the constant nagging of the mother's, and one of the daughters even views her mother as an obstacle she must overcome, her own personal battle. I could really relate to the hard time that the daughters faced, because I myself am used to having my grandpa always comment on everything I do. His complaining would often leave me feeling imprisoned and constrained. I just wanted to get away from everything and anything that had to do with my family. However, through the course of this book I came to realize that the nitpicking of the older generation was just their own unique way of showing their love for their children.

    Many times, the Chinese daughters are often left confused by their mother's messages. The daughters cannot relate and understand the underlying meaning because of the different cultures that the mothers and daughters come from. While the Chinese culture is a high context culture the American culture is the polar opposite, a low context culture. Often times, the clashing of cultures would lead to confusion and frustration on both sides. I think that another reason why the mothers and daughters have such a difficult time understanding each other is because of the completely different environments that they grew up in. The mother's faced sexism, racism, and the struggle to just simply survive. Often times, the things that they learned growing up became important symbols and lessons that they hoped to pass down to their children. But to the daughters who grew up in an environment where they tried to hide their roots as much as possible, and being Asian was "unfashionable", these messages only helped to widen the gap between mother and daughter. The book illustrates the journey that the mothers and daughters faced trying to understand the different cultures and perspectives of the Chinese and American way of thinking.

    Chinese people prize filial piety above all other characteristics, and I remember often having to go to temples to pay my respects to my ancestors and that I could not talk back to my elders. In one of the stories, the Joy Luck Club is having a crab dinner. Since everyone immediately grabbed the largest and juiciest crabs, the hosts, Suyuan (mother), and Jing-mei (daughter), are left with the last two crabs. Jing-mei knows that one of the crabs was dead before they bought it, which is bad luck in Chinese culture, so she willingly grabs the dead crab so that her mother may enjoy the tastier crab. This is a very good example of filial piety, while everyone else is greedy, and hopes for the best for themselves, the daughter is being respectful by leaving the better crab for her mother. I specifically remembered this story from the book because I think that if I was in the same position as Jing-mei I would have taken the better crab for myself.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 27, 2010

    The Joyluck Club Book Reveiw

    With stories of the past, relationships between the mothers and daughters show a gap of no understanding. The recent death of Suyuan Woo's mother, Jing Mei "June" Woo, causes questions to pop up after her passing. The questions leave blanks in what is to be contrasted in similarities and differences. It made the daughters think in a new light of how there mothers were, and showed a better understanding of their actions and words. The mothers tell tales of their culture, and how different it is from what their daughters now know in America. While Suyuan is reviewing over her mother's life from her aunts, she makes realizations of what her mother had done in life, and what she must do to grant her mother's dead dream.
    In the expressions of the mothers, a most common fact to find was that they would relate themselves often to their daughters, and would predict or describe in greater meaning, events that occur. The mother's described struggles and hardships that they went through in their youth. Most often, the daughters would misunderstand the message of what the mothers were telling them. The lessons and morals in their stories brought out a new point of view. A memorable experience I had while reading this book was the new found information on what China was like, and I shared some views on how there had to be sacrifices in order to gain what was thought as endless riches, and freedom.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 12, 2008

    Must read and watch.

    The book was just as good as the movie.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 15, 2000

    WOW

    Wow is what I have to say about this book if I had to describe it in one word. I'm a senior in high school and my english teacher gave it to me because we are going to read it later in the year but I read it early. I started on the first page and couldn't stop. I have never read a lot like this, I read all 336 pages in two days, in school, after school, whenever I had the chance. I LOVE the way Amy Tan wrote this book, the vignettes are so beautiful and touching. I found myself really feeling for the characters in the book. I am mesmorized, I feel the most unexplainable feeling of happiness and sadness since I have read it. I can't wait to read it again!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 26, 2011

    Great read!

    There are so many stories within the stories it was very hard to put it down. I wish the book had told even more! It really got you to FEEL how these women felt! I highly recommend it to women of all ages.
    I gave this max stars, but I'm having trouble sending it with the stars showing.

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  • Posted July 20, 2011

    Slow Read

    The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan was a very slow read and I had a very difficult time getting into the story. What was interesting to me was that the women were so rude to one another although there were glimpses of kindness. These women lived in difficult times, indured injustice and yet they didn't support one another with graciousness. Amy Tan reveals the Chinese culture and the difficult transition from China to America. This story begs the question "How well do you really know your mother?"

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 17, 2011

    Great Book!

    Very interesting I liked how it dealt with family. In the beginning it was about mother and daughters and their relationship.It shows creation and passion and keeps readers interested. There are different kinds of lessons to learn in this book. It is really just a great book.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 13, 2010

    The Joy Luck club: A Joy In Memories

    This book tells about China at that time related to the lives of four women and how they try to inherit their memories and lessons to their daughters. The memory, experience, and lessons captured my mind. This book reveals the hidden lives of Chinese immigrants and it tells us how China has developed from the period when the mothers lived, up to the period when their daughters lived. The style of writing by Amy Tan was surely a fresh experience.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 6, 2010

    The Joy Luck Club

    This is one of my favorite books of all time. I really enjoyed reading it. I had to finish it in one sitting because I just couldn't stop. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to read a good book about culture, family, and drama.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 12, 2010

    Everyone has a story to tell

    This is really a great book to read, because of the lessons behind each story. Eight unique women from two generations and each have a story to tell. The joy luck club is a book that different type of people will enjoy and get to learn in the process. It allows readers to travel to China and learn some of the customs. It also touches the different types of loves that exist in the world such as the love for the family or the love for a partner. It really is a fun book to read and some might even shed a tear or two.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 12, 2006

    Pretty Good

    I recently read this for my AP English class, and I enjoyed it. It was pretty interesting, not my first choice as far as literature goes, but still good. Interesting dynamics.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 5, 2012

    Good read

    I read this book a few years ago and really enjoyed it.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 4, 2012

    Love

    I really love this book

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 26, 2012

    Book vs Movie

    I watched the "The Joy Luck Club" movie before reading the book. After I had read the book I wished I had watched the movie after, rather than before,reading the book. However,both were enjoyable experiences.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 30, 2011

    One of the best books I' ve ever read

    Though I read this book over 20 years ago, it's still one of my all-time favorites. It is suitable for all ages and stays in your mind over the years whenever the subject of tolerance and family love come up. Tan has a way of soothing and smoothing the pen in this work that keeps the book interesting an lively.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 22, 2011

    Loved it

    I loved every single part of this book. Perhaps I have a biased towards it since I'm Chinese-American myself. While I was reading the book, it felt as though I was reading another version of my life story. I will forever keep this on the top of my bookshelf.

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  • Posted September 13, 2011

    Loved it!

    I don't think anyone writes better about mother/daughter relationships than Ms. Tan. I love her work.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 6, 2011

    Overrated

    I was a bit disappointed in this book. It's a really popular book and has gotten good reviews. It started out promising when the main character June finds out after her mother's death that the daughters her mother had from her previous life in China, are alive and want to meet her. June's mother had left the two girls under a tree while fleeing during the war, believing she was going to die. After being rescued, she was unable to find the girls.

    I found this book very difficult to follow on audio. One minute, this seemed like a book with a normal plot, the next it starts rattling off short stories told by different characters which was hard to follow with the Chinese names. I wasn't sure who the story was referring to. The book finishes up with June finally meeting her long lost sisters in China. Although I found each of the short stories to be interesting, they didn't really garner any emotion from me because each was short and shallow, barely delving into the situation. This book would have been better told as a cohesive and fluent story instead of short fragments loosely related. Since half of the characters in this book were mothers who started their lives in China and then moved to America to have and raise their families, I assume the theme of the book was a sort of passing of the mothers' legacies to their daughters. June says after her mother's death that she didn't really know her mother, only to be refuted by the other women who told her how much she really did know her.

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  • Posted May 7, 2011

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    I enjoyed this book very much.

    I enjoyed this book very much.

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