sarlem81 's review for:

The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See

4.0

dark emotional funny hopeful informative sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Beautifully written story about a part of Korean history I knew nothing about. Immediately caused me to go into a deep spiral online into the history of JeJu and hyaenyeo culture. When a book makes me want to know more about a topic, I’ll automatically want to rate a book higher. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Grief, Death of parent, War