Loved. I felt like I learned a lot about this time period for this particular culture. The characters were developed and the story very compelling. I flew this book and was sorry when it ended.

Overall this was a great book. The author takes you through the hardships of the time period for those living in China. The journey for both the main characters is eye opening along with the way immigrants are treated once they get to the US. See could have continued the book with the journey back to Shanghai but the place she stopped was obviously a safe one.

The beginning was a little slow to me. But once you get into it, it's fantastic and you can't put it down.

Loved this book, it was a fantastic read.

A++ All the way….A must have Book in all Libraries - worth the long library wait and WORTH the cost of owing! I would recommend this movie for all to see.

I enjoyed this book as much if not more than Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. It begins in 1937 during the invasion of Shanghi by the Japanese. The movie "The Flowers of War" dipicts events in Nanking at the same time, So it was a good companion movie for this book. Recommended

great book but the didn't like the ending. Great portrayal of a bond between sisters during different circumstances.

I wasn't too happy with the ending I felt that it was banged out just for time and really wasn't throughly touched a upon or thought out. It was well-written and I enjoyed it, even though the second half of this book got boring it picked up near the third half.

Love this author! Lisa See paints a vivid picture, putting you right in the story. Loved the loyalty these two sisters had for each other despite their circumstances throughout the book. Was a little disappointed that the ending set you up for a sequel that left me without closure to the book. Looks like I will be reading the sequel to learn more. I would read anything by Lisa See anyway. Good read!

Pennie Picks Shanghai Girls Pennie Clark Ianniciello, Costco's book buyer, has chosen Shanghai Girls by Lisa See as her pick of the month for May 2011. In Costco Connection, which goes to many of the warehouse club's members, she wrote: "I have been a fan of Lisa See since I read her novel Snow Flower and the Secret Fan and made it my December 2006 book pick. "Then I read her 2009 novel, Shanghai Girls, and fell in love anew with See's talent for telling a story so transportive that closing the book feels like waking from a dream. "Never in my life have I been so eager to find out what happens to a set of characters as I was with sisters Pearl and May and the young Joy. I contacted See, asking for more. It's little surprise that I wasn't the only reader to do so. "We'll get the rest of the story in June in the sequel, Dreams of Joy. If, like me, you've already read Shanghai Girls, I imagine you too are searching for a way to strike a balance between tearing into it and savoring every last word."