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Product Reviews:
Peony in Love: A Novel |
Rating: 5 (out of 5)
Summary: a fairy tale filled with chinese history
Comments: no need for details. this book has stayed with me. i now feel that loved ones that have past on really do remain or return for certain reasons or unfinished business. this novel was a beautiful and romantic ghost story.... i loved e page |
Rating: 1 (out of 5)
Summary: Disappointing
Comments: I loved Snowflower and the Secret Fan so couldn't wait to read this book. What I found was a ridiculous mishmash of ghosts, the afterlife, superstition and illogic. Peony and Ren fall madly and eternally in love after spending minutes together over3nights. We are treated to tales of superstition and rigid Chinese customs that seem to lack any humanity or basic kindness almost all of the time. In places the machinations of these ghosts become laughable. I was relieved to finish. |
Rating: 1 (out of 5)
Summary: Silly predictable plot
Comments: I was disappointed in this book. If I had not been reading it for a book club I might not have even bothered investing the time to finish the book. The main character was frustrating to even read about..a silly anorexic immature spoiled girl. The plot was predictable and as I read I hoped along the way that my predictions would be wrong so I could be surprised, however alas, no. The story line was plodding, predictable, and just plain silly. The only redeeming quality in the story was the interesting information regarding the culture during that time. |
Rating: 3 (out of 5)
Summary: did not meet my expectations
Comments: I absolutely loved Snowflower And The Secret Fan, so I had high hopes for this novel by the same author.
I did not hate it, and there were many parts that I genuinely enjoyed, however overall the plotline really needed help. At times it seemed to be going nowhere, and quite frankly I got sick of Peony's obsession with a man she never knew. I found the parts about the Chinese culture's beliefs in the afterlife really interesting, so that kept me reading. I just wish the story itself had a little more depth to it. |
Rating: 5 (out of 5)
Summary: Favorite Summer Fiction Read
Comments: Such a wonderful love story. I wanted to be there and in the moment. It felt so real at times. I wanted to believe in the story so much....that all of it was really possible. |
