A review by stephenhunsaker
The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A slow read but one that builds to a truly devastating but hopeful ending with profound reflection on what anger, forgiveness, and friendship mean. While that sounds like vague platitudes, this book actually investigates them to such a deep and painful level that the feelings carry on long as reading. It is books like this that give me profound respect for historical fictions and the amount of research that goes into them.