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A review by tx2its
The Evening Hero by Marie Myung-Ok Lee
3.0
Reading 2022
Book 88: The Evening Hero by Marie Myung-Ok Lee
I saw this book in Real Simple Magazine. It seemed like something a bit different. Read this book on both a borrowed physical copy and audio book.
Synopsis: A sweeping, lyrical novel following a Korean immigrant pursuing the American dream who must confront the secrets of the past or risk watching the world he’s worked so hard to build come crumbling down.
Toggling between the past and the present, Korea and America, Evening Hero is a sweeping, moving, darkly comic novel about a man looking back at his life and asking big questions about what is lost and what is gained when immigrants leave home for new shores.
Review: Historical fiction is a favorite genre. There is lots of flashbacks in the book to the Korean War and the characters struggles through such hardship. While the book is not fast moving, it was enjoyable. Yungman is a loveable character, he struggles with the abrupt end of his livelihood as a doctor, and trying to find what he does with his life now. I would call this book on one hand quirky, on the other tragic. My rating 3.75⭐️.
Book 88: The Evening Hero by Marie Myung-Ok Lee
I saw this book in Real Simple Magazine. It seemed like something a bit different. Read this book on both a borrowed physical copy and audio book.
Synopsis: A sweeping, lyrical novel following a Korean immigrant pursuing the American dream who must confront the secrets of the past or risk watching the world he’s worked so hard to build come crumbling down.
Toggling between the past and the present, Korea and America, Evening Hero is a sweeping, moving, darkly comic novel about a man looking back at his life and asking big questions about what is lost and what is gained when immigrants leave home for new shores.
Review: Historical fiction is a favorite genre. There is lots of flashbacks in the book to the Korean War and the characters struggles through such hardship. While the book is not fast moving, it was enjoyable. Yungman is a loveable character, he struggles with the abrupt end of his livelihood as a doctor, and trying to find what he does with his life now. I would call this book on one hand quirky, on the other tragic. My rating 3.75⭐️.