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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
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Beautiful pictures and sweetly naive, coming of age story with lots of innuendo.
Beautiful pictures and sweetly naive, coming of age story with lots of innuendo.
Lush and beautiful drawings meld perfectly with the poetic language in this dreamy graphic novel. The supportive and loving relationship between Ehwa and her mother is a refreshing change from the usual antagonistic sparring between adolescent and parent. The gorgeous Korean countryside enhances and supports Ehwa's analogies on love and life. It's a shame this book is frequently challenged because it's a wonderful example of how puberty, sex and adult relationships can be addressed gracefully.
I'm a sucker for beautiful art, the story, and the flowery, poetic language used in this manhwa.
The Color of Earth trilogy is a lovely coming of age story and I will always come back to it. What treasured books.
The Color of Earth trilogy is a lovely coming of age story and I will always come back to it. What treasured books.
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Beautiful, distinctive art, dull and insubstantial story
Sweet, thoughtful coming of age story. The values are a bit dated and the Korean expectations of what women should be is prominent.
Also since the main character is a young girl growing up and learning about her body and the world around her and her place in it, I find it a bit strange that the book is written by a man. I think the whole event is rather romanticised due to the authors distance from the subject matter.
Also since the main character is a young girl growing up and learning about her body and the world around her and her place in it, I find it a bit strange that the book is written by a man. I think the whole event is rather romanticised due to the authors distance from the subject matter.
So many plant/flower references and similes, I could hardly keep up with all of them. But the art is well done.
emotional
informative
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This is a very charming story about the relationship between a young Korean girl and her single mother. It's also a story about Ehwa growing up and finding love, as well as her mother's love for a traveling painter. Overall, this was a very simple story about relationships, and as another reviewer pointed out it's very reminiscent of Judy Blume's novels for young girls. Definitely not the stereotypical graphic novel in any way and I was pleasantly surprised with it. Definitely will be reading the second two in this trilogy.
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes