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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
this reduced me to tears, especially during chap 4. i don't think i can look at my mum the same way again. fuck
emotional
reflective
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicide
I rarely, if ever feel compelled to write reviews on books that I've had the pleasure (or displeasure) of reading. However, this novel struck a chord with me. In the simplest words I would describe this book as a telling of one family's sorrow in the search for their mom. In reality it's so much more. It's a story of Korean culture, regrets, selflessness, and the depth of motherly love.
As a daughter of Korean immigrant parents, this little story gave me insight in understanding where I come from. Told in a second person narrative and in four different perspectives, it illustrates the gap between two generations, one focused on the mother's old world Korean culture and the modern culture of contemporary Korea adopted by the now adult children, and the disconnection between the two. It is this disconnect which causes some discomfort in the relationship between the adult children and their mother who has dedicated her whole life to her children. Growing up with a mother who knew all too well about sacrifice and life's struggles I found that this little story mirrored my upbringing and more often than I'd like to admit, found parallels between the relationship the mother had with Chi-hon with my own relationship with my mom. It not only made me re-examine my relationship with my mother but gave me insight, and an understanding of who she is and why she raised me how she did.
As a daughter of Korean immigrant parents, this little story gave me insight in understanding where I come from. Told in a second person narrative and in four different perspectives, it illustrates the gap between two generations, one focused on the mother's old world Korean culture and the modern culture of contemporary Korea adopted by the now adult children, and the disconnection between the two. It is this disconnect which causes some discomfort in the relationship between the adult children and their mother who has dedicated her whole life to her children. Growing up with a mother who knew all too well about sacrifice and life's struggles I found that this little story mirrored my upbringing and more often than I'd like to admit, found parallels between the relationship the mother had with Chi-hon with my own relationship with my mom. It not only made me re-examine my relationship with my mother but gave me insight, and an understanding of who she is and why she raised me how she did.
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Que libro!
He demorado casi una semana pensando y digiriendo el contenido para poder escribir algo.
Es un libro que retrata desde muchos puntos de vista un suceso duro y cruel, pero que a muchos nos pasa en mayor o menor medida.
Con una narrativa sobria y ajena al romanticismo, se deja entre ver los distintos puntos de vista, necesidades, situaciones y lo que cada integrante de la familia asume.
Es especialmente duro conocer los reproches que se dicen y los que se piensan desde cada uno.
Un gran y valioso libro que da una bofetada de reflexión.
He demorado casi una semana pensando y digiriendo el contenido para poder escribir algo.
Es un libro que retrata desde muchos puntos de vista un suceso duro y cruel, pero que a muchos nos pasa en mayor o menor medida.
Con una narrativa sobria y ajena al romanticismo, se deja entre ver los distintos puntos de vista, necesidades, situaciones y lo que cada integrante de la familia asume.
Es especialmente duro conocer los reproches que se dicen y los que se piensan desde cada uno.
Un gran y valioso libro que da una bofetada de reflexión.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It's written in second person, which was weird, but it grew on me. It was an interesting plot, but left a lot unresolved. Not a nice, clean ending, which was quite refreshing actually.