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710 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593542668
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication date: 01 August 2023
Description
From the National Book Award winning author, an extraordinary, ground-breaking, epic multi-generational novel about a Korean family living under Japanese occupation.In 1930s Japanese-occupied Korea, Lee Woo-cheol was a running prodigy and a conten...
Community Reviews Summary of 64 reviews
Moods
emotional 80%
sad 70%
challenging 66%
informative 46%
dark 33%
mysterious 13%
tense 6%
adventurous 3%
inspiring 3%
Pace
medium 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 61% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 43% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 65% | No: 17% | Yes: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 4% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Rape, ColonisationModerate
Animal cruelty, Child death, Death
710 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593542668
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication date: 01 August 2023
Description
From the National Book Award winning author, an extraordinary, ground-breaking, epic multi-generational novel about a Korean family living under Japanese occupation.In 1930s Japanese-occupied Korea, Lee Woo-cheol was a running prodigy and a conten...
Community Reviews Summary of 64 reviews
Moods
emotional 80%
sad 70%
challenging 66%
informative 46%
dark 33%
mysterious 13%
tense 6%
adventurous 3%
inspiring 3%
Pace
medium 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 61% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 43% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 65% | No: 17% | Yes: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 4% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Rape, ColonisationModerate
Animal cruelty, Child death, Death