Reviews - Ibu Tercinta - Please Look After Mom

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Ibu Tercinta - Please Look After Mom

Kyung-sook Shin

3.93 AVERAGE

cass_booklover's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

Absolutely beautiful book, so well written it tears your heart out.

nisafqhh's review against another edition

3.0

sad 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

jimieunoia's review against another edition

5.0

This book is a thousand stars worthy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The emotions are so raw and real. Every member of my family feels the loss of their mom, and the weight of regrets. I'm so thankful for the author's decision to give us the mom POV. I cried more than I can count reading dad’s, mom’s, and the epilogue. Thank you for this deeply moving book. I couldn't sleep because I was so overwhelmed by the mother's sadness

fromcherwithlove's review against another edition

5.0

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

I love my mom I love all moms actually

shaynasiakimotu's review against another edition

5.0

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

sis_alia's review against another edition

3.5

Please Look After Mother is about a family who tries to find their missing mother after she disappears at a subway station. While searching for her, each of them starts to realize how much they have overlooked and misunderstood her all this time.

I found this book sad and thought-provoking. It really makes you appreciate the people around you more. I can't even pick just one favorite part, but I especially loved reading from the mother’s point of view — it hit me the most.

After finishing it, I just felt like hugging everyone in my family. It reminds you how sometimes we only realize the importance of someone after it's too late.