A review by trudy1963
Shanghai Girls by Lisa See

2.0

I could only give it two stars because it was very difficult to find a character I could really like. I didn't like the sister, May, although the author did a great job of explaining life from her point of view towards the end of the story. I couldn't really like the daughter, Joy, although, again, the author did a good job of showing all aspects of her situation. The other sister, Pearl, was easier to like although she should have spoke her mind earlier in the book and I didn't like how the author made it so she started doubting her feelings and subsequentially felt to blame for many things. I liked May's husband but of course he didn't end well. All in all, not that uplifting of a story. But, I did find it educational and thought provoking in regards to the immigrant Chinese life in California before, during and after WWII.