The Hundred Secret Senses

Whatever your religious view, the world beyond death is a constant source of fascination and curiosity for us mortals. I by chance picked up "The Hundred Secret Senses" from a friend's bookshelf and read of the World of Yin (a Chinese traditional view of the world of people that passed away), being told in a beautiful story with extremely lovable and memorable characters. I am especially fond of the character Kwan, the "Yin people seeing" sister of the narrator, she taught me love and loyalty, the simplicity of faith and hope. This book is a treasure.

I have to admit that I wasn't expecting much with this book, but 30 pages in and I felt like I knew the characters like my own family. Incredible writing and intriguing plot and characters. I highly recommend this book to everyone!

I first read this book about 4 years ago and could not put it down. I laughed, cried... it was great and I found the characters truly enchanting. I reread the book again earlier this year and have begun lending it to my friends. Highly recommended!

I literally couldn't put it down. It leads you through a couple stories at once until you see how they meet. Amazing!

I took this book camping and read until I had to tilt the page towards the fire to make out the words. It even entered my dreams. Nuf said?

Amy Tan to me must be the greatest writer. Each word and pharse she wrote in this book I could picture. It was as though I was in the book with her characters. The story made me cry and laugh. It's a real touching story that i would love to sure with others.

This book not only made me think of the past and future but also the lifetime before the present one, and what it would like after you die. If you are superstitious and believe in life after death, this is an excellent book.

The Hundred Secret Senses starts off very simply, the story of sisters reuniting from extremely different cultures. The sisters are Olivia and Kwan, born of the same father, neither knew each other until Kwan arrives in America as the last dying wish of their father. So the tale begins...The reader will journey with Kwan through many past lives and her communications to 'yin people'. The yin people are those that have died and communicate to her ~ ghosts. The ever reserved and practical Olivia, finds Kwan's behaviour and beliefs odd and unbelievable.The Hundred Secret Senses follows the lives of Olivia and Kwan as they create and define their relationship. It is the story of coming to terms with ones self, as well as accepting those around you for who they are. The reader will participate in the great struggle that Olivia has with this challenge. The reader will be challenged to question their own beliefs of the yin people or the afterlife. I only recently discovered Amy Tan and The Hundred Secret Senses is equally as brilliant as The Bonesetters Daughter. I would recommend this novel!

Amazing book! Made me laugh so hard my stomach started to hurt. I truly love this book and enjoied every minute. It was so exciting that I couldn't even put it down. This may be her best work yet. I'm crossing my fingers and despartly waiting for her next novel.