Comments on: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan – Book Review

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Devourer of Books » Blog Archive » June Reading Wrap-Up — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:14:55 +0000

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By: Ann

Ann — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:05:06 +0000

I loved this book. Have thought much about it since reading it.

By: Melody

Melody — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:17:08 +0000

I think anything you read is fair game for review. I don’t know about calling Snow Flower “old”…not all of us are able/have the time to read as much as some people (a.k.a. you and other voracious readers who frequent this site), so we (a.k.a. me and people who have to read tons of un-fun academic stuff) need to hear about anything and everything; we’re behind the times! I get to read during the summer mostly…but I did read this one and it was awesome, as is your review.

By: heather (errantdreams)

heather (errantdreams) — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:23:13 +0000

Eh, it never hurts to review something if you have something to say about it. You might have a different view that someone finds intriguing or that finally convinces a last holdout to read the book. And, well, some of us still haven’t read it.

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:36:40 +0000

I’m also behind with this. It’s in my TBR pile next to me though!

By: Wendy

Wendy — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:43:34 +0000

Literate Housewife: Don’t let me discourage you – it’s just my opinion…and I have seen some reviewers gushing about Peony…so you should see for yourself Perhaps it was as Dawn said…my expectations were so high after reading Snowflower (which I absolutely LOVED), that maybe it wasn’t fair to compare!

By: Dawn

Dawn — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:11:22 +0000

Yes, this was a great book! Yes, the footbinding sections were excruciating! Can I now admit that at the time I was reading the book I Googled “footbinding” and saw xrays of feet that had been bound – astonishing! There are still (much older) women whose feet were bound as young girls; now they are unable to get around, unable to work, etc. It was an education inside a good novel.

I haven’t yet read *Peony in Love*. Some authors have such a tough act to follow with a very successful book. I loved *Bel Canto*, but thought *Magician’s Assistant* was lacking (Ann Patchett).

Yes, we should keep reviewing “older” books … it might remind a reader about a good one they “missed”.

By: Literate Housewife

Literate Housewife — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:59:52 +0000

I loved this novel so much. It was one of my favorites that I read last year. I’m sad to hear from Wendy that Peony in Love isn’t as good.

By: Darlene

Darlene — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:47:37 +0000

LOL. I’m still behind the times. I have this one and Peony in Love on my shelf and still haven’t gotten to them. I really want to though. Great review!

By: Rebecca @ Readerville

Rebecca @ Readerville — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:07:00 +0000

Thanks for sharing! I haven’t read this yet, but I have the next book, Peony in Love on my possible TBRs and am feeling pretty ambivalent about it.

Hope your wedding was wonderful…and why on earth are you blogging on your honeymoon?