"Sisterly Bond" - on Amy Tan's "The Hundred Secret Senses." Analysis of literary criticism and summary of book.

In 1996, acclaimed novelist Amy Tan daringly published an entrancing new book called "The Hundred Secret Senses". Her most polished work to date, it told a sensuous, captivating, and unforgettable story of the deep and unbreakable sisterly bond between Olivia Yee/Laguni/Bishop and her very irritating, yet exceptionally affectionate half-sister Kwan. Tan encrypted into her bittersweet narrative the meaning of loyalty, sisterhood, fate, friendship, the supernatural, and extraordinary love. Drawing from experiences in her life, …

…wrote an amazing and poignant novel with The Hundred Secret Senses. While some critics chided it for being not believable and not nearly as good as her first novel, it is, nevertheless, and immensely enjoyable novel. Her characters, especially Kwan, are unique and unforgettable. The Hundred Secret Senses is one of my favorite books not only because some critics called it a "literary masterpiece" but because of the deep and meaningful morals contained within it.