Reviews

The Girl Who Wrote Loneliness by Kyung-sook Shin

sanmeow's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

an autographical story and truly a work of historical fiction, since it gives valuable insight into how it was to live at the time when the unnamed protagonist was a teenage girl. she comes to seoul for work to help out her struggling family, and she studies to become a writer. though i really liked the parts that describe the narrator's experiences with work and her living conditions, i also liked how the narrator talked about literature and writing. really liked the style. as always, shin kyungsook is an author whose work i truly love reading ^_^

bekahtay19's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense

3.75

sunflowerwork's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, and Violence

julianoelle's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

lmattes's review against another edition

2.0

Not my type of book but interesting from a historical perspective. Sometimes hard to follow in audio version and felt very long.

novelideea's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

3.0

jeneureka's review against another edition

slow-paced

2.5

ephrussi9's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

ralique's review against another edition

p40 - stopped

moonlighthouse's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0