Amy 
historical fiction
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan is a life story told in first
person by an old woman, Lily, looking back on her life. It was historically educational
and it’s the kind of book that makes me glad I was born in my current
circumstances. Life was not fun for
women in 19th century China.
Many of the behaviors, belief systems, and traditions were such that
women held no value, spent most of their childhood being made ready for an
arranged marriage (and the foot binding scenes were excruciating), and then spent
most of their lives slaving away for their husbands’ families and having
babies. Within this framework, we receive Lily’s story centered around her
friendship with Snow Flower.
This just isn’t my kind of novel. It was depressing and slow. I really do not have anything else to say about it. This is my second Lisa See novel and I didn't enjoy the first one I read either. I might not have finished this novel except that it
was a book club selection and I have several friends who love this novel and this author. Different strokes, as they say.
The audiobook was narrated by Jodi Long who sounded like she
had a stuffy nose. Right off the bat,
that was distracting and unfortunate. Her voice acting was alright except that
most of the novel she’s speaking in Lily’s “old woman” voice which was lacking
in emotion and did nothing to make the story exciting to hear. It added to my feeling of being dragged along
against my will. I give her a B-.
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