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A review by natalieneighbor
Go by Kazuki Kaneshiro
3.0
i read this one for class so it's not the kind of book i would usually pick up myself. that said, i found the extremely specific character and world to be really compelling. i wasn't interested much in the actual main romance itself - i found it pretty boring and stereotypical, to be honest - but i was really interested in the ins and outs of being a zainichi korean in japanese society, and what it meant for all the characters.
there was one moment in this novel that genuinely almost brought me to tears, made stronger by the compelling audio narrator i was listening to. so while the romance fell flat for me, other relationships were excellently written and leagues more engaging for me.
overall, i learned a lot just through reading this narrative and that's a good experience on its own, given that its such a specific place that i would likely have never really heard about on my own. but the romance, which is meant to be the driving factor of the plot, was by far the least interesting thing about it.
there was one moment in this novel that genuinely almost brought me to tears, made stronger by the compelling audio narrator i was listening to. so while the romance fell flat for me, other relationships were excellently written and leagues more engaging for me.
overall, i learned a lot just through reading this narrative and that's a good experience on its own, given that its such a specific place that i would likely have never really heard about on my own. but the romance, which is meant to be the driving factor of the plot, was by far the least interesting thing about it.