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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
relaxing
slow-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
Verhaal over een spannend contact tussen een Frans-Koreaanse vrouw die in een vervallen Koreaans pension werkt en een schuwe Franse striptekenaar die moeite heeft met vrouwen tekenen. Sterke sfeer, eindigt voor mij net iets te poëtisch en raadselachtig.
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It was okay. Most of the book was quite slow but I enjoyed the ending. The imagery towards the end was good as well, especially the descriptions of the woman with the bandages.
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Ok so recently I read a book that I felt I was too smart to understand. This book is different. This is a book that I think I’m way too stupid to understand.
I’m sure most of the great literary themes and metaphors went right over my head. If you are a literary scholar, I’d bet you’d eat this up. I, however, hated it. 🤣
I highlighted the one quote I really loved- where the heroine gives the hero a talking-to about understanding how those living in Korea feel this extreme unresolved tension with their country being divided and the constant threat of war. It just seemed to really sum up that feeling that I can’t fully comprehend.
But other than that, this was a bust for me. I really don’t get what the author was going for with these two (very weird and not very likable) characters. It is also very high brow literary fiction in that everything is gray, dull, depressing, and awful. No happiness allowed in this story! But then again, I’m too stupid for this book. 🤣
I’m sure most of the great literary themes and metaphors went right over my head. If you are a literary scholar, I’d bet you’d eat this up. I, however, hated it. 🤣
I highlighted the one quote I really loved- where the heroine gives the hero a talking-to about understanding how those living in Korea feel this extreme unresolved tension with their country being divided and the constant threat of war. It just seemed to really sum up that feeling that I can’t fully comprehend.
But other than that, this was a bust for me. I really don’t get what the author was going for with these two (very weird and not very likable) characters. It is also very high brow literary fiction in that everything is gray, dull, depressing, and awful. No happiness allowed in this story! But then again, I’m too stupid for this book. 🤣
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
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:
Yes
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder