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Uzdrawiająca moc ceramiki

Yeon Somin

3.79 AVERAGE

babyitslex's review against another edition

4.25

inspiring reflective relaxing 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

This was such a sweet and gentle read. I truly felt like I was going through the seasons with Jungmin. I really related to her throughout the novel. Life is hard at times and some seasons are better than others.

torontogod's review against another edition

4.5

hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

yathirah297's review against another edition

4.75

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-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

“Just because I work in a field unrelated to my major, does that mean the decision I made when I was nineteen was wrong? Of course not. It was the decision that made me who I am today. So no matter whose decision it is, go with the flow. Only then will you master how to row the boat.”

This quote and the scene about Jun's dilemma made me tear up. As well, I feel my heart aches when I read Jihye's parts in the story as I can relate to her situation. It's a nice read and it healed me.

idb3's review against another edition

4.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

nimisha1's review against another edition

2.5

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I found this book to be quite average! The characters lacked depth and the story too was mediocre. Reading it made me realise not every comfort fiction is decent!

gigireadswithkiki's review against another edition

2.75

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

While I did enjoy certain fragments of this story, this overall genre of whimsical Asian literature has become so exceedingly overdone that the messaging between them all feels to blend into one and the same.

The moments with the cat were by far my favorite, especially in the act where Jungmin takes him into her home in the midst of a potential monsoon, growing to be quite fond of his antics. I also really enjoyed the ways in which Jungmin explores pottery as a slower medium in comparison to her fast paced TV writing career, the juxtaposition of the two felt unique to this story and definitely contributes strongly to why I still continued to read the story despite my misgivings. Her character arc is a stark reflection of the toils of working class, and the frequent burnout faced by so many of us, and the writing of her character in this way felt remarkably true to real life.

Despite this, I wasn’t the biggest fan of Jungmin and the relationship she holds with the people who come into her life. Her pottery friends feel fairly forgetful and the male character with whom she develops a growing bond for was flat and dimensionless. Their relationship chemistry felt so stale, and it became harder and harder to believe in the merits of their relationships as the story progressed.

The chapter featuring her mother was the sole exception; I feel like Jungmin‘a relationship with her mother felt multifaceted and actually developed as a separate entity from both Jungmin and her mother as characters, which lent itself to an interesting dialogue and simmering conflict between the two.

All in all, while I do think this story does stand one step above the rest in terms of the Asian cozy lit genre, the overall story lacks impact and memorable characters. I would recommend this story but only for those who had never read an Asian cozy lit story before or as a palette cleanser between heavier stories.