A review by melissagopp
Starry Field: A Memoir of Lost History by Margaret Juhae Lee

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

In Starry Field, Margaret Juhae Lee goes on a mission to uncover the hidden history of her grandfather, who was imprisoned and died at an early age. Much of the narrative focuses on her research and interview process. The chapters I enjoyed the most were about her own life as a young adult in New York and her struggle to forge an identity of her own making rather than the vision her Korean parents had for her. The final chapters helped me understand the significance of her search for her family’s missing stories in her quest to move wholly and fully into her future. This was a slower read for me, but one full of meaning and history I otherwise may not have been exposed to.