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3.79 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
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
This inspired me to return to my love of clay. It’s so easy to tell yourself you’re wasting your time or being selfish… but you need to full your own cup first.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
slow-paced
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
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
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I am admittedly a huge sucker for cozy Korean novels, but this is my favourite I've read to date by far. Unlike many other books in this genre, there is no magical realism element, and I almost loved it more for that.
The Healing Season of Pottery is undeniably a feel-good read, but it stands out as the characters have to do the difficult personal work necessary to get to that feel-good space, which gives the book depth. I particularly like that in Jungmin we get a character who overthinks relationships and interactions, and we follow her as she works through those.
The writing is lovely, as is the translation, with Yeon Somin's love for pottery really shining through.
The Healing Season of Pottery is undeniably a feel-good read, but it stands out as the characters have to do the difficult personal work necessary to get to that feel-good space, which gives the book depth. I particularly like that in Jungmin we get a character who overthinks relationships and interactions, and we follow her as she works through those.
The writing is lovely, as is the translation, with Yeon Somin's love for pottery really shining through.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Infertility, Grief, Car accident
Minor: Miscarriage
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
relaxing
slow-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
"Hornear cerámica es como nutrir tu alma con calor. Cuanto más pules y moldeas la arcilla con cuidado, más bella y bonita se vuelve".
i really liked this book but it was so calming and soothing that it was hard to get into right now, and i had it on loan from my local library and there were like 15 holds on it after me and i didnt want to keep it from others, so i choose to return it without finishing and maybe buy it so i can read it more leisurely because it was really nice