![]() ![]() ![]() Readers familiar with Tan’s work will immediately recognize in The Hundred Secret Senses a number of distinctive Tan trademarks: a strong sense of place, a many-layered narrative, family secrets, generational conflict, Chinese lore and history, and an engrossing story. Most reviewers did, however, acknowledge Tan’s gift for storytelling, and many pointed out that Kwan in Secret Senses is one of Tan’s most original and best character creations. Reviews for the new novel were mixed some commentators described it as Tan’s best work while others found fault with either Tan’s focus on supernatural elements or with the novel’s conclusion. Having explored the dynamics of the mother-daughter relationship in her first two novels, Amy Tan (born February 19, 1952) turns to the sisterly bond in her third, The Hundred Secret Senses, published in 1995. Critical Analysis of Amy Tan’s The Hundred Secret Senses ![]()
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