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talkbookswithangela's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death of parent, Abortion, Xenophobia, Violence, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Suicide, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Infidelity, Infertility, Grief, Genocide, Death, Child death, Cancer, Abandonment, and Sexism
bobbijopmh's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A long, meandering family saga set in Korea & Japan spanning several generations of the same family.
I'm not normally one for historical fiction, but I found Min Jin Lee's writing to be very engaging and the characters to be complex. Overall it was a very enjoyable (but long) read. There were a few missing time periods that I think would have been interesting, but obviously a book can't cover everything and still be a publishable length.
It was very enlightening on some historical aspects I was unaware of, too.
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Xenophobia
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