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4.32 AVERAGE
4.32 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Interesting history, poorly written. Didn’t connect with the characters at all. Writing was stilted and at times read like a middle grade history book.
This book was simultaneously amazing and so frustrating. I am left feeling empty but also so grateful that I read this.
adventurous
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
fast-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:
No
Maybe its really a 4.5 but I was captivated by the story of this woman's collective in Korea's JeJu Island. I learned so much much about the history of Korea (I also read Pachinko earlier this year). I highly recommend this book!
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Such a great historical fiction. I learned a lot about Korea that I didn’t know before and intertwined into that was such a rich story of life. The stories of the haenyeo were fascinating, I had never heard of them prior to this story. The heartbreak was so profound I almost cried more than once. War seems to bring out the worst in people, or maybe just the worst people, and I was just so stricken by what happened. I can’t help but think I would have responded exactly like Young-sook did. How do you ever recover from something like that? I’m glad I read the story but I don’t think I could reread it.
It had a bit of a surprising end for me… another good Lisa See read.
Powerful and educational. I didn’t know any of the history surrounding haenyeo or Korea, so I learned a lot. Listening via Audible was helpful to make sense of it. I would have had a hard time following reading the text on my own.
emotional
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes