200 reviews for:

Skinship

Yoon Choi

4.08 AVERAGE

alliareads's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kcelena's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sidneyreads_'s review against another edition

4.25

hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Dementia

Moderate: Cancer, Abandonment

Minor: Racism, Religious bigotry, Outing, Alcohol

happy_stomach's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Intimate, deeply affecting stories

yuhye's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 14%

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meh

matt717's review against another edition

4.5

emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

2000s's review against another edition

3.75

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“First Language” and “Song and Song” are the standouts in this collection to me….The others were a little too plain and conventional for my liking. 

mailekim's review against another edition

5.0

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Beautiful, heart-tugging, and so relatable. Many people describe this book as THE quintessential Korean-American book. I would agree, but would like to diverge slightly in that although the book “screams Korean-American”, I got lost so many times in the stories and felt like I was just reading about…humans. I loved this collection because it wasn’t overwhelming, but subtle and sweet (often) in its approach to describing the Korean-American lifestyle. Basically, this book has a lot to offer to non-Koreans too. I especially enjoyed “The Church of Abundant Life” and “Solo Works for a Piano”. Best short stories collection I’ve read in awhile (and I just read like 5 this year alone).

bookphia's review against another edition

3.5

challenging emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

rianlion's review against another edition

4.75

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No