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4.32 AVERAGE
4.32 AVERAGE
sad
slow-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
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
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
Loved the first 1/3 and last 1/3 but struggled with the middle section which was more history/politics focussed
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A very moving story, though I thought it rambled in parts.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail
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.