Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel
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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel

Advance praise for Snow Flower and the Secret Fan“Lisa See has written her best book yet. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan is achingly beautiful, a marvel of imagination of a real and secret world that has only recently disappeared.
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jrucch

Interesting Book for the Asia History Junkie

Reccomend for anyone interested in Asian History. The book Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See is a novel about a character named Lily who is i...

Mooncreek9

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan is an absolutely riveting tale.

I absolutely recommend this book. Some of the details about footbinding are not for the squeamish, but if you are interested it's fascinating. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See is an absolutely riveting tale of a woman and how her lif...

meghcallie

Average but informative

Worth the read, but borrow it from a library. Interesting cultural and historical background but weak plot and conflict. The best thing about this book is the cultural and historical research on foot binding, something I...

Alena

A Good Summer Read

Beautiful tale. Read it today! Snow Flower and The Secret Fan is a wonderful novel detailing the life of two Chinese women who beco...

jrucch

Pros: Can be interesting, shocking truth about the culture

Cons: Can be dry if not interested in Asia History

Mooncreek9

Pros: Great details about Chinese footbinding, beautifully written details about the time period.

Cons: Too short, I would have loved to know more about the Lily as an adult.

meghcallie

Pros: good cultural background, somewhat entertaining

Cons: plot is weak, conflict is weak

Alena

Pros: characters, plot, writing.

Cons: Nothing

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