Winter in Sokcho by Elisa Shua Dusapin

Winter in Sokcho

Elisa Shua Dusapin with Aneesa Abbas Higgins (Translator)

154 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary reflective slow-paced
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It’s winter in Sokcho, a tourist town on the border between South and North Korea. The cold slows everything down. Bodies are red and raw, the fish turn venomous, beyond the beach guns point out from the North’s watchtowers. A young French Korean ...

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Moods

reflective 79%
emotional 35%
mysterious 31%
sad 25%
dark 17%
relaxing 15%
tense 13%
lighthearted 8%
challenging 7%
hopeful 4%
adventurous 3%
informative 3%
inspiring 2%
funny 1%

Pace

slow 41%
fast 30%
medium 28%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 89% | A mix: 6% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

No: 51% | It's complicated: 32% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 43% | No: 33% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 58% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 13% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

3.58

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