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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Rounding up from 4.5
A surprisingly methodical pace and tone for a children’s book and yet warmly familiar at the same time. Loved talking this one over both with my oldest kiddo and with some dear friends
A surprisingly methodical pace and tone for a children’s book and yet warmly familiar at the same time. Loved talking this one over both with my oldest kiddo and with some dear friends
informative
reflective
sad
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:
No
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
A nice read and interesting historical connections. As others have mentioned it is a pretty simple story in its characterizations and its plot. Still a nice read.
slow-paced
Wow. This is a kids' book, but I'm not sure children could really get into this story since it goes into a lot of detail about pottery. This was a wonderful and sad story and a very easy read.
hopeful
lighthearted
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:
No
I’ve had this book on my shelf since middle school and I’m glad I read it now, as opposed to back then. I’m not sure the impact would have been as great without living life a little more.
Definitely a slow start and a little bit of a slog to get through in the first half, but it picks up in the second half.
The authors notes at the end of the book definitely help give some context to some things in the book.
Overall, it was good. While the reading level may be for a younger crowd, I feel like the story overall would be more appreciated by an older crowd. It’s definitely a slice of life type story set in a country I have a very base level knowledge of.
It makes me want to read more stories from Korea, or even some historical books about Korea. Reading about how the pottery scene was very inspired by Chinese pottery while being different enough to separate itself from China was super interesting.
Definitely a slow start and a little bit of a slog to get through in the first half, but it picks up in the second half.
The authors notes at the end of the book definitely help give some context to some things in the book.
Overall, it was good. While the reading level may be for a younger crowd, I feel like the story overall would be more appreciated by an older crowd. It’s definitely a slice of life type story set in a country I have a very base level knowledge of.
It makes me want to read more stories from Korea, or even some historical books about Korea. Reading about how the pottery scene was very inspired by Chinese pottery while being different enough to separate itself from China was super interesting.
I absolutely LOVE this book. Beautiful. I was surprised by the ending a bit, and got very emotional- LOL.