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darah_kor 's review for:
Beasts of a Little Land
by Juhea Kim
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Ngl, my head hurts and I have teared up too many times while reading this; it's criminal that it took me so long to actually read it. I remember seeing this book in a recommendation on an Instagram post and bought it a little over a year ago from Thriftbooks. It came to me in that crisp plastic protective covering that libraries would put books in. Then it sat in my room. I ended up living and studying abroad in South Korea for four months. In that time, I learned all sorts of Korean history. I even went up to Seoul a few times, going to different museums including the Seodaemun Prision Hall where Korean independence activists were imprisoned during the Japanese colonial period.
It's been almost six months since I came back from Korea. I missed it so much, it feels like a second home to me. A little while after I had my floating bookshelves up, I kept looking over at this book and thought that it was time I finally read this.
From the first page, I felt like I was watching a movie or strolling through those museums, becoming immersed in the history. I love epics like this. They really take you on such a journey. To see characters flourish and wither along with everything happening in the world was something to witness. While this may be a historical fiction book, a lot of it rings true. I really enjoyed reading this book. In some ways, I love it. I hope to learn more Korean history and I hope to find another Korean historical fiction book like this one.
It's been almost six months since I came back from Korea. I missed it so much, it feels like a second home to me. A little while after I had my floating bookshelves up, I kept looking over at this book and thought that it was time I finally read this.
From the first page, I felt like I was watching a movie or strolling through those museums, becoming immersed in the history. I love epics like this. They really take you on such a journey. To see characters flourish and wither along with everything happening in the world was something to witness. While this may be a historical fiction book, a lot of it rings true. I really enjoyed reading this book. In some ways, I love it. I hope to learn more Korean history and I hope to find another Korean historical fiction book like this one.