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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This story builds on true events of her grandmother’s story
emotional
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Felt a little young reader but otherwise found it compelling, well written and with loveable characters.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-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:
Complicated
I truly enjoyed this book. It was a book that was written about an important part of history that you don’t read about often.
Miyoung is a girl with big dreams in a very small rural area in Japanese occupied Northern Korea. She dreams of one day becoming a teacher. When her mother sends her to Japan to live with her sister, Miyoung finds that life is very hard in a country where Koreans are discriminated against. Miyoung decides to pass as Miyoko in order to try to live out her dreams.
This was a great debut book. I loved the end prologue where the author shares that the story is inspired by the life of her own grandmother. This book is written in very simple language. At times it reads like a young adult fiction novel (not a dig). I enjoyed the writing as it made the book very fast paced. So many parts of the book were suspenseful. I couldn’t wait to see what happened. This was an amazing read for my last book of 2024.
Miyoung is a girl with big dreams in a very small rural area in Japanese occupied Northern Korea. She dreams of one day becoming a teacher. When her mother sends her to Japan to live with her sister, Miyoung finds that life is very hard in a country where Koreans are discriminated against. Miyoung decides to pass as Miyoko in order to try to live out her dreams.
This was a great debut book. I loved the end prologue where the author shares that the story is inspired by the life of her own grandmother. This book is written in very simple language. At times it reads like a young adult fiction novel (not a dig). I enjoyed the writing as it made the book very fast paced. So many parts of the book were suspenseful. I couldn’t wait to see what happened. This was an amazing read for my last book of 2024.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-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:
Complicated
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I learned more about the Japanese occupation of Korea, but I would have liked to know from the beginning that the story is based on the lives of the author's grandmother and father.
The dialog is lacking and very choppy, especially in the second half of the book. I flipped through the last 25% because her not being with her son was making me too sad lol
The Christian element was encouraging and I'm glad the author included that in her story.
The dialog is lacking and very choppy, especially in the second half of the book. I flipped through the last 25% because her not being with her son was making me too sad lol
The Christian element was encouraging and I'm glad the author included that in her story.
emotional
reflective
tense
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