Tan describes a variety of scenarios that are horrifically portrayed with, what appears to be, brutal honesty. The reader may be alarmed and may want to stop reading at intervals.
The author takes the reader back and forwards in time and travel to China, America and Europe. It brings to the forefront the lifestyle of the Tan family. There are a variety of explanations of how this family has evolved over time through tragedy, loss of family members and coping with being Chinese, Asian-American or just being American.
Tan's revelations are detailed with a blunt and sometimes uncomfortable disclosure of the interactions among the family members, especially with the author and her relationship with her mother.
The author portrays her life's descriptions in terms of her achievements or lack thereof along with the books she wrote. For instance, as she describes the creation of The Joy Luck Club the reader is faced with her writing process followed by the editing and publishing processes. For some readers this may appear to be overwhelming and perhaps a bit of an over abundance of the complexities of Tan's life.
The Opposite of Fate by Amy Tan is an unusual read with an alarming portrayal of a writer's life that is a difficult one. The ending was a sad surprise.
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