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wenda 's review for:
The Girl Who Wrote Loneliness
by Kyung-sook Shin
Wonderful. Kyung-Sook Shin delves into her past, into writing, into what memories do with a person, creating a fascinating autobiographically inspired book.
As someone not very familiar with Korean history, many historical references passed me by even when the oppressive political atmosphere came across clearly enough at any time. The perspective goes back and forth between the narrator in the past as a sixteen to twenty year old and her thirty two year old present. Changes are often abrupt and references to people and events vague, which tunes you in to the narrator's own ignorance to what's going on at times (although some might also get frustrated with this jumping back and forth).
What I enjoyed most was the struggle with writing and the writing process. How the words do not always come out as planned, might take her anywhere. To me that is very similar to how memories are as well, they are hard to influence, to steer in the direction you want them to. And they are so powerful, they will take you over completely. So can writing when you find those missing words.
As someone not very familiar with Korean history, many historical references passed me by even when the oppressive political atmosphere came across clearly enough at any time. The perspective goes back and forth between the narrator in the past as a sixteen to twenty year old and her thirty two year old present. Changes are often abrupt and references to people and events vague, which tunes you in to the narrator's own ignorance to what's going on at times (although some might also get frustrated with this jumping back and forth).
What I enjoyed most was the struggle with writing and the writing process. How the words do not always come out as planned, might take her anywhere. To me that is very similar to how memories are as well, they are hard to influence, to steer in the direction you want them to. And they are so powerful, they will take you over completely. So can writing when you find those missing words.