belladonna230622 's review for:

White Mulberry by Rosa Kwon Easton

5.0

dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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A heartwrenching story of a woman's experience as a Korean during the Japanese occupation while also living in Japan. The story contains many hardships, from personal to those experienced by many Korean people during the time. I learnt about Japan during the war whilst doing my degree and learnt about comfort women, but not much more than that; this story brought me closer to people's experiences and taught me more about the happenings during this period. Then, finding out it is based on Rosa's grandmother made it even more heartbreaking. I recommend this book if you're interested in Korea, history, or Japan. It is a real eye-opener to a part of history that is rarely explored. But, expect to have your heart broken several times for Miyoung.