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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The sensation of loss was pervasive throughout my read, and broken only once, by the appearance on the Kindle store page of the book of a banner ad for blue plastic sandals from Amazon. Reader, I could not stop laughing.
While reading this, I subconsciously started looking for their Mom, too... :(
I couldn't get comfortable with the use of the 2nd person tense. Other than that, the writing was alright but I just did not enjoy reading it.
This was really slow. it was okay but I wouldn't recommend it.
The worst thing about this book is the cover art. It's not Memoirs of a Geisha and there is zero reason that the cover should feature a young woman peering out through blossoms. Ugh. I guess the publisher thought nobody would read a book about a senior citizen if they put one on the cover?
Anyway, there was a lot for me to like in this book. I checked it out because I've enjoyed watching Korean dramas for years and I saw on the cover that the book was very popular in Korea. I thought it would be fun to see what kind of story struck such a chord with Korean readers.
The answer: a sad story full of details about daily life during the huge cultural shifts that have taken place in Korea since the pre-war years-- but also about families in general and aging parents and children probably everywhere.
In summary, reasons to read this book:
If you're interested in how Koreans evoke and embody the cultural transition from rural poverty and wartorn hardship to urban shopping mecca.
If you like the anthropology of food and learning a bit about about what foods mean what in another culture.
If you have a parent who you find frustrating.
Anyway, there was a lot for me to like in this book. I checked it out because I've enjoyed watching Korean dramas for years and I saw on the cover that the book was very popular in Korea. I thought it would be fun to see what kind of story struck such a chord with Korean readers.
The answer: a sad story full of details about daily life during the huge cultural shifts that have taken place in Korea since the pre-war years-- but also about families in general and aging parents and children probably everywhere.
In summary, reasons to read this book:
If you're interested in how Koreans evoke and embody the cultural transition from rural poverty and wartorn hardship to urban shopping mecca.
If you like the anthropology of food and learning a bit about about what foods mean what in another culture.
If you have a parent who you find frustrating.
You must be made of stone if the story doesn’t make you think honestly about your relationship with your mother and remind you that she is also a person with dreams and aspirations – I called my mother quite a few times during the reading of this book :-) but found the 2nd person narrative a bit distracting.
i sobbed multiple times. love your mom. appreciate your mom. it’s also her first time going through life