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Sobre mi hija

Kim Hye-Jin, Kim Hye-Jin

3.73 AVERAGE

cynicalraven's review against another edition

2.0

reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The book follows a homophobic mother trying to understand her lesbian daughter. While it does offer a representation of South-Korean society that I appreciated (although it is not in a positive lighting), I really did not need the pov of a homophobe (and sexist too). I expected the book to be from the pov of the daughter

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averyb13's review against another edition

3.0

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Some parts were incredibly well written, but most of the book was boring, repetitive, and not much really happened.

beanwa's review against another edition

2.0

reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I didn't really enjoy this book. I stuck with it, but I found it a bit boring. I didn't really see all that much character development from the mother, and I don't really feel like much had really changed by the end. I also agree with some other reviews, that the description of Jen's health were kind of gratuitous. I also didn't really get what the author was trying to do by contrasting caring for Jen and the mother's relationship with Lane and Green. Basically, this book is meh.

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