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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
A captivating short read, Winter in Sokcho tells the tale of a Korean French woman who works at a guesthouse and meets a Frenchman called Kerrand.
It’s difficult to tell whether this book is oozing with emotion or devoid of it altogether, but there’s no denying the fact that the writing is beautiful. The story quickly transports you into the heart of Sokcho, a summer town bordering North Korea, in the middle of winter. The narration is a bit eerie, with remnants of summer visible from inside snow covered landmarks.
A great choice for when you’re in the mood for an atmospheric story where not much happens.
It’s difficult to tell whether this book is oozing with emotion or devoid of it altogether, but there’s no denying the fact that the writing is beautiful. The story quickly transports you into the heart of Sokcho, a summer town bordering North Korea, in the middle of winter. The narration is a bit eerie, with remnants of summer visible from inside snow covered landmarks.
A great choice for when you’re in the mood for an atmospheric story where not much happens.
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
emotional
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Love the atmosphere and writing. Didn't really feel anything beyond that. Maybe the subject is just not my thing.
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A winter in Sokcho - as he title suggests this book conveys a very winter-ish and Overall cold atmosphere. So I thought that it would be a great candidate for my next read for daily commuting and doing that teached me two lessons. One is that shivering while reading a book does not add anything to the experience and two is that i avoid commuting during the cold season so i needed a lot longer to finish this book than i would have and propably also should have. This Book itself was an easy read. Nothing much happened but plenty of issiues- social and political - teased while staying subtile. This was too much subtility and too less story for my taste. The namless protagonist and the french guy both were Kind of frustating but the story was over so fast i cant really be mad about anything. Gives you stuff to think about. The writing was good. It gave you a strong feeling of the atmosphere in sokcho. Even of it was told too abruptly
Overall it was faintly intersesting read i think. 3-2 Stars
Overall it was faintly intersesting read i think. 3-2 Stars