358 reviews for:

The Waiting

Keum Suk Gendry-Kim

4.4 AVERAGE

rickilieu's review against another edition

4.25

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

pickashelf's review against another edition

4.25

emotional informative 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: No

izzyafternoon's review against another edition

5.0

emotional informative sad fast-paced

greencreeks's review against another edition

4.0

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me ha puesto muy triste leer esto

myriambarriaultf's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional informative fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

balladoftessa's review against another edition

5.0

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Después de leer Hierba, pensé que La Espera sería más o menos igual, y aunque van sobre mujeres que vivieron en las mismas décadas en Corea del Sur, tienen una intención diferente en mi opinión. También se siente más cercana, quizá por la proximidad de la autora con la protagonista de la historia.

Me ha gustado muchísimo.

keelinreads's review against another edition

5.0

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

tungstenmouse's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Gendry-Kim's images are so striking and pull at the heart. She has a way of telling the story in a way that keeps you reading. As usual, the story is bittersweet. It's a very Korean story despite acknowledging that this experience happens worldwide. Ultimately, 4 stars.

elizabethcohara's review against another edition

5.0

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Heartbreaking. Devastatingly conveys the damage that the Korean war caused, and the lives of families separated.

liliputiense's review against another edition

5.0

emotional sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes