{"id":696,"date":"2019-07-29T13:14:49","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T18:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lfsmusings.com\/?p=696"},"modified":"2020-09-26T16:56:39","modified_gmt":"2020-09-26T21:56:39","slug":"the-joy-luck-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lillyfei.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/29\/the-joy-luck-club\/","title":{"rendered":"The Joy Luck Club"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I am probably the last<\/em> Chinese-American to be reading The Joy Luck Club<\/em>. It took me a very long time to get to this point. I fought myself on what it meant to be Chinese-American and rejected my Chinese identity for much of my life. On top of that, being a Chinese adoptee made reading a book about Chinese mothers and daughters seem daunting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, I am so happy I took the plunge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Joy Luck Club <\/em>is a novel of 16 vignettes that weave together to form one masterpiece. They are stories of hardship and hope. I found tears in my eyes at multiple parts as I learned why the mothers push their daughters, hoping for for successful lives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I yearned for a connection with my own Chinese mother, one I will never know. I felt an urge to call my adoptive mother and speak about how while I am Chinese-American, I know the world will never just see me as Chinese. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This classic had me questioning my identity and my values in a way I had never done before. It was truly beautiful. The ‘short stories’ make it easy to read and a novel you can pick up easily. There were too many quotes for me to copy down in my book journal. It was that<\/em> memorable for me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it has always seemed there has been a divide on how people (particularly Asians) have accepted\/rejected this book, as a Chinese adopted person, I am very glad I read it. My only regret is that I didn’t read it sooner. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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