A review by clarissawrites
A Gesture Life by Chang-rae Lee

dark emotional relaxing sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

it's haunting, seeing someone disassociate with themselves. force themselves to assimilate until they're left as a shell. see them repeat the same mistake again because their trauma is unresolved. watch the horrific history of korean comfort women.

this book is just so, so shocking, and so raw.