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4.32 AVERAGE
4.32 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I will never get over the last page. What a beautiful moment in a beautiful book
dark
emotional
informative
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:
Yes
Similar to "Lady Tan" (which was my first Lisa See novel), this is another inspirational story about strong women and female relationships within a specific Asian culture (this time the Jeju Haenyeo). And once again, the story is steeped in complex history and this time, a particularly dark period within Korean history but the connection between the women never gets lost within the historical details. Her credits pages and the interview questions at the back about her research process are utterly fascinating to me. I enjoyed this book and learned a lot about Jeju and Korean history along the way, thank you Lisa!
this book is a great example of why I love historical fiction - so many things in this book I had no idea ever happened, but learning about them in the context of the fictional Young-sook and her experiences made them much more tangible and memorable than anything I learned in school.
Brutal. Beautiful. I learned a lot about Korean culture, society and history, circa 1939 to 2008—from a woman’s point of view.
Warning: There are many violent scenes, so this is not a story for the faint-hearted!
Warning: There are many violent scenes, so this is not a story for the faint-hearted!
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-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
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
An outstanding novel telling of a world & culture that is quite outside the experience of readers, but the then of friendship, betrayal & forgiveness is universal. The complex story woven around the incredible diving women of Korea has deep cultural, historical & social resonances through the story of the friendship of Young-Sook & Mi-Ja. The story details the culture and commerce of the Koreans who live on Jeju Island, namely the women who make up the collective of haenyeo, women divers who harvest undersea gardens of conch, seaweed, octopus, sea urchins, abalone and more. Diving in frigid waters throughout most of the year, without air tanks, they support their community while the men tend to the babies and children, cook and laze around the village center.