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The Amazon Store at MillionDollarPetPix.com ( In association with Amazon.com )Peony in Love: A Novel - Loved this book.I loved this book. I found it fascinating...tragic...hauntingly beautiful. I recommended it to a friend and she also loved it. It's a story that stayed with me for many weeks after I finished it. It was not at all what I expected as a "love story" in the traditional way, and thank goodness, because I'm not into "love stories". I chose it after reading and loving 'Snowflower and the Secret Fan' and I was not disappointed. Surprised, but not disappointed. Rating:  - The Naysayers were rightI had been excited to see a new novel by one of my favorite authors and wanted more than anything to buy it. But when I read the reviews, I was daunted by the number of people recomending me NOT to read the book. Nevertheless, I found myself at Borders with a dilhema - to replace my missing Snow Flower book or buy Peony in Love. After minutes of debating, I bought Peony, deciding to dismiss the naysayers as just people dissapointed over the lack of Snow Flower similarities. Besides, the beginning looked interesting. However, when I got home, I almost immediately regretted my $20 choice. True, the beginning of the story was interesting, if not top notched. I noticed that the foot-binding scene was thrown in there almost randomly and the disbelief of shallowly falling for a man after seeing only his face behind a screen, just as some of the negativer reviewers pointed out. But what the tipping point was happened after the first "book". Immediately, the story became a monotonous cycle of stalking and obsessiveness with a book. It was only my devotion that kept me reading. Altogether, I was unsatisfied. I admire Lisa See for her attempt but I think she chose the wrong story to base her novel off of. I'd hate to compare it to Snow Flower but the harsh truth is, the two simply contrast in style and quality. Rating:  - Peony in LovePeony in Love: A NovelI was disappointed in Peony in Love after having read Snowflower and the Secret Fan by the same author. Peony in love is too far out and unrealistic for my reading. Peony spent 2/3 of the book dead, talking about what went on with her after death in the afterlife and that is not my cup of tea. Rating: - Wonderfully Heart WrenchingThis is a wonderful coming of age story about the 17th century daughter of a wealthy Chinese family. The main character is atypically presented which adds a further layer of depth to the novel. It is at times both incredibly sorrowful and deeply sweet. Lisa See is a master of descriptive language and imagery. This novel befits readers of a variety of ages - young women will associate with Peony's desperate roller-coasters of emotions, the middle aged set will appreciate the tumultuous path to wisdom. Rating:  - A beautiful get-awayI originally picked up this book as a bit of light fun reading while on vacation in San Francisco. Although i was put off a little by how "cheesy" the idea of ghosts and people who are "fated" to be together, once i was able to separate myself from my traditional "Western Ideas" i fell in love with the imagery and passion invoked on every page. Like "Snowflower" this book challenged my usual view on love, a womans place and other cultures. I recommend this book to anyone with an open mind.
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