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The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See

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missyjohnson's review against another edition

3.0

Interesting story. I enjoyed learning about the haenyeo and Jeju Island. I previously was unaware of both. Getting a bit more information on the history of the area during WWII and the Korean war was good. I had a good sense of what happened with Joon-lee a bit too early on and anticipated a good bit of the end of the book. I have enjoyed Lisa See books but was a little disappointed in this one. The parts where Young-sook was younger and remembering/recalling/retelling did not always flow well and seemed a bit choppy.

mzstarr's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

abbeygyetvai's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad

4.0

erinbrook's review against another edition

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5.0

4.5 rounded up. I could've done without the predictable and slightly cheesy ending but ooooomg this was so good. It reminded me a lot of The Nightingale. Somewhat slow to get into, but about 40% of the way into it, I was so hooked. There was so much that took place that I've never heard of. Ive been deep diving online to learn more since I finished it last night.