The Joy Luck Club is one of the most delicately written books about family that I have ever read. Though it is set among Chinese immigrant women and their American-born daughters, the ties between mother and daughter transcend ethnicity and age. This is rarity -- a tale of feminine identity and coming of age. The women are portrayed as practical, hopeful, strong and determined, yet human and flawed. This is a book filled with exquisite description and characterization. The book also provides thought-provoking glimpses of Chinese and Chinese-American culture.
