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4.36 AVERAGE
4.36 AVERAGE
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
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:
Yes
One of the best, and saddest, books I have ever read. It shattered my heart many times. But at the same time, it left me with a twinge of hope. A really excellent read.
challenging
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Ein unglaublich tolles Buch. Die Geschichte hat mich richtig in den Bann gezogen. Ich mag es sehr, wenn Bücher einen grossen Zeitrahmen umspannend erzählt werden.
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-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
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
It's a crazy long story with multiple characters since it follows a family through generations. This isn't a very happy story at all, it deals with a lot of real problems and bleak topics. However I liked how Lee seemed to balance the different viewpoints of each character. Neither the Koreans nor the Japanese characters with totally black or white.
It was a fascinating read but man, there was no warm feelings after finishing it.
It was a fascinating read but man, there was no warm feelings after finishing it.
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book is heartbreaking and man the ending was amazing. It’s very well done how the family despite constantly trying their very best, is constantly haunted by this ghost that follows them around, their Korean“ness”. The Korean diaspora in Japan still faces discrimination to this day and this book is eye opening to the more personal and emotional struggles that racism and the colonial mindset that’s instilled in Koreans from birth create. It is wonderfully written and engaging the whole way through, the only problem I have is that it sets up this side plot around page 350~ that just never gets mentioned again.