Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Please Look After Mother by Kyung-sook Shin

1 review

tlindhorst's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This story plumbs the depths of family, motherhood, loss, modernity. It is a masterpiece. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Death, Grief, Terminal illness, and Abandonment

Moderate: Cancer, Medical content, Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Death of parent