Book 2: Shanghai Girls

This is the second book I read in my 25 book challenge.  Written by Lisa See, it takes place in China and the US during the Japanese attacks in China and the beginnings of Communist China.
This is one thing I need to say about this book:

IT CAN'T END THERE.  NO WAY.

There has to be a second one coming out!  I'm not even talking about a terrible cliff hanger or anything (which there is) but it's like... you left the plot WIDE STINKING OPEN.  I got to the end of it and was rolling around on the couch in aggravation (ask Shannon, she'll vouch for me).

But anyways, I really enjoyed this book while it lasted. xD It begins in Shanghai in 1937, focusing on two girls named Pearl and May.  These two girls are 'beautiful girls', or pose for portraits, so on and so forth.  The story follows them through their lives at the beginning of the story through the bombing of Shanghai to their trek to the united states and their lives there.  The book focuses a lot on sisterhood.  All the difficulties the characters had to go through to stay alive was tied to how close they stayed with each other.

It was really a good book - when I first started picking up the theme, I wanted to go hug Anna (but she pushed me off her, the twit. :P)


So yes, if you're looking for a book that will make you want to be closer to your siblings (but at the same time, might depress you from all the things these girls go through @@) I definitely recommend this book.  It's well written and very submersive.
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Next book: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson