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A review by xofelia
The Evening Hero by Marie Myung-Ok Lee
3.0
This book had some interesting commentary around the Korean war, what it means to be home, immigration, and father-son dynamics. Unfortunately, most of it didn't work for me. I feel like the healthcare satire and specifics about Minnesota really brought down the vibe for me.
As someone who was raised in MN, I know there is an overwhelming variety to the different ways that racism can touch you on a daily basis, but surprisingly the setting in the book seemed very fake. I'm reminded of a book I recently read where the author set the story in New Orleans despite never having been there.
I really enjoyed Yungman's journey with his son, and it really helped me learn that 'boomers gonna boom' really holds true throughout the planet.
The story overall was good enough for me to finish but I think it could have stood to be shorter and it definitely suffered with its uneven tone, I wasn't expecting to read jokes about baby murder tbh.
But the cover is pretty baller, so I'd give it 5 stars if I could rate it based off that
As someone who was raised in MN, I know there is an overwhelming variety to the different ways that racism can touch you on a daily basis, but surprisingly the setting in the book seemed very fake. I'm reminded of a book I recently read where the author set the story in New Orleans despite never having been there.
I really enjoyed Yungman's journey with his son, and it really helped me learn that 'boomers gonna boom' really holds true throughout the planet.
The story overall was good enough for me to finish but I think it could have stood to be shorter and it definitely suffered with its uneven tone, I wasn't expecting to read jokes about baby murder tbh.
But the cover is pretty baller, so I'd give it 5 stars if I could rate it based off that