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I found this a calm book to read, it wasn’t particularly exciting or enthralling but the fast paced style of writing meant that the eventual climax at the ending of the story seemed felt tense.

I found it to be a realistic look into someone’s life where the narrator is not conscious of appearing flawed or derivative of melancholic beginnings. The narrator seems stressed throughout in socialisation and pleasing others, yet her relationship with Mieko is the one that serves her the most. This was sweet, when Mieko said that everything they did was for her.

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conoraflynn's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

bang on 3.5 - I really like Dusapin's style and how impactful/concise her writing is (incredible economy of language) and the way she writes relationships that feel raw and vividly human in their imperfection. but this undeniably ambles in places and comes to a rather tepid conclusion, as much as I enjoyed the novelty of reading something that is far more about identity and atmosphere than it is about narrative progression or teleology. starting to feel like winter in sokcho might have been her peak but I enjoyed this enough to nibble at one more

claudia_elisabeth's review against another edition

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emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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