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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
Eh. This was fine? Nothing about it seems particularly amazing or stands out to me. The story feels like it's lacking something, like it's incomplete in some way. Characters are two dimensional and bland. The setting is eh, fine enough, nothing special.
It was an easy read but there wasn't anything else to say about it. It feels like I read something and nothing at the same time
It was an easy read but there wasn't anything else to say about it. It feels like I read something and nothing at the same time
informative
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Oozing winter and fish, Sokcho waited.
That was Sokcho, always waiting, for tourists, boats, men, spring.
We are living in limbo. In a winter that never ends.
What matters is the light. It shapes what you see.
Looking again, I realised that I didn't see the ink. All I saw was the white space between the lines, the light absorbed by the paper, the snow bursting off the page, real enough to touch. Like a Chinese ideogram.
That's it.
That's the best way to really express this novel.
Two cultures meeting and coexisting:
a static being in a static town encounters a wanderer in search for new perspectives.
A delicate look into existence's real meaning.
That was Sokcho, always waiting, for tourists, boats, men, spring.
We are living in limbo. In a winter that never ends.
What matters is the light. It shapes what you see.
Looking again, I realised that I didn't see the ink. All I saw was the white space between the lines, the light absorbed by the paper, the snow bursting off the page, real enough to touch. Like a Chinese ideogram.
That's it.
That's the best way to really express this novel.
Two cultures meeting and coexisting:
a static being in a static town encounters a wanderer in search for new perspectives.
A delicate look into existence's real meaning.
That was Sokcho, always waiting, for tourists, boats, men, spring.
it's that simple: our protagonist is much like her hometown, sokcho, during the winter, outside of tourism season - suspended in a sort of waiting state, neither here nor there. the apparition of a french man at the guesthouse she works at ignites something in her, connecting her with her unknown father's french origins. there could be something else for her, somewhere else, but she is stuck between staying by her mother's (suffocating) side and chasing something different. i loved this book, even if it doesn't say anything extraordinary. it's just so atmospheric, and it takes some mastery to write well about bleakness, monotony and mundane, without making it feel hopeless and vulgar, and still outlining the poetry of it all. this being her debut novel is truly something
it's that simple: our protagonist is much like her hometown, sokcho, during the winter, outside of tourism season - suspended in a sort of waiting state, neither here nor there. the apparition of a french man at the guesthouse she works at ignites something in her, connecting her with her unknown father's french origins. there could be something else for her, somewhere else, but she is stuck between staying by her mother's (suffocating) side and chasing something different. i loved this book, even if it doesn't say anything extraordinary. it's just so atmospheric, and it takes some mastery to write well about bleakness, monotony and mundane, without making it feel hopeless and vulgar, and still outlining the poetry of it all. this being her debut novel is truly something
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
It was an atmospherical book that taught me quite a bit on South Korea, even though there were a lot of words that I didn't understand. However, I feel like something was missing, something big to happen, just something. It was pretty monotone but that went well with the vibe of Sokcho. However, I feel like a feel-good ending, a big event or a plot twist would have upgraded this book by a lot.
I still think it's a good book to just chill and travel.
I still think it's a good book to just chill and travel.