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320 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781922310859
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Scribe Publications
Publication date: 05 October 2022
Description
Could you marry a man you’ve never met? Three Korean women in 1910 make a life-changing journey to Hawaii, where they will marry, having seen only photographs of their intended husbands.Different fates await each of these women. Hong-ju, who dream...
Community Reviews Summary of 213 reviews
Moods
reflective 50%
informative 49%
sad 44%
hopeful 38%
inspiring 37%
adventurous 16%
challenging 14%
tense 11%
dark 6%
lighthearted 2%
funny 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 24%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Character: 39% | Plot: 13% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 8% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 71% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 42% | Yes: 29% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, War, SexismModerate
Death, Racism, SlaveryMinor
Child death
320 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781922310859
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Scribe Publications
Publication date: 05 October 2022
Description
Could you marry a man you’ve never met? Three Korean women in 1910 make a life-changing journey to Hawaii, where they will marry, having seen only photographs of their intended husbands.Different fates await each of these women. Hong-ju, who dream...
Community Reviews Summary of 213 reviews
Moods
reflective 50%
informative 49%
sad 44%
hopeful 38%
inspiring 37%
adventurous 16%
challenging 14%
tense 11%
dark 6%
lighthearted 2%
funny 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 24%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Character: 39% | Plot: 13% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 8% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 71% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 42% | Yes: 29% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, War, SexismModerate
Death, Racism, SlaveryMinor
Child death