A review by anjalisudarsan
The Last Story of Mina Lee by Nancy Jooyoun Kim

4.0

A touching story, written from the perspectives of the daughter (Margot) in the present-day discovering her mother (Mina) and the search that follows, and Mina's life in poverty as an immigrant in the US. The hardships felt so real; things like how Mina couldn't speak English and struggled her whole life due to war and poverty made her leave her country behind and be at the mercy of more powerful people. I also liked how Margot's experience was written, the trauma that a second-generation immigrant experiences and the questions about her identity. I loved the metaphors and the style of writing in this book, especially how small moments made me stop and think twice.

Did stories keep us alive, or kill us with false expectations?