#REVIEW | Of mothers and daughters (Joy Luck Club)
Disclaimer: This was originally written last March 2020. The first book I finished for 2020! I've been meaning to read this book ever since I found out that the book's film adaptation was the first American film to have an all Asian main cast. And it definitely did not disappoint. The book follows the different stories of four mother-daughter pairs. It navigates the differences between generations, which is mainly defined by their upbringings. The book is, ultimately, one of Chinese immigrants. But, I personally loved how it explored the relationships between mother & daughter. How, sometimes, pain is hereditary. The pain of the flesh is nothing. The pain you must forget. Because sometimes that is the only way to remember what is in your bones. You must peel off your skin, and that of your mother, and her mother before her. Until there is nothing. No scar, no skin, no flesh. As someone who grew up in a household full of women, I've realized how... complicated womanhood ...