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A review by qomareads
The Picture Bride by Lee Geum-yi
4.0
Borrowed from Libby, this is perfect for a fan of historical fiction. It reads like a memoir to me. It’s more about telling than showing. I read mixed reviews here and there, and I get why people went from 4-5 to 2-3.5 stars for this book. There is no in-depth exploration of the characters, so it felt a bit dry in that part. There’s a huge jump in the timeline to the future, and some with no proper explanation. But overall, this one was really good for me since I’ve never heard about picture brides before and this was thoroughly fascinating and intriguing enough for me to read till the end.
A heart-rending multi-generational story about Korean migrants living in Hawaii with their struggles for a better future and fighting alongside their people for their former country's independence. A picture bride is a term used to refer to a practise in the early twentieth century by immigrant workers who married women based on the recommendation of a matchmaker who exchanged photographs between the prospective bride and groom.
A heart-rending multi-generational story about Korean migrants living in Hawaii with their struggles for a better future and fighting alongside their people for their former country's independence. A picture bride is a term used to refer to a practise in the early twentieth century by immigrant workers who married women based on the recommendation of a matchmaker who exchanged photographs between the prospective bride and groom.