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A review by sisa_moyo
The Invisible Hotel by Yeji Y. Ham
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
For the most of the book I didn’t quite understand the exact symbolism of the hotel but all I know is that I enjoyed every page of this book despite that. I loved the writing style, I can’t explain why, it wasn’t lyrical in any way but to me felt down to earth and realistic like you’re in someone’s thoughts but not in a stream of consciousness way that I really liked.
This focuses on themes of war, and how wars are remembered and specific to the Korean War and the always looming danger of a war that has not been formally ended. It focuses on being stuck in a place, both physically and in life and how to leave. And grief, from death and the constant mourning from a war of decades past and intergenerational trauma.
Loved this, I would recommend people who love horror elements in their books and dream sequences, who are okay with not completely getting the symbolisms present and those interested in the effects of the Korean War.
This focuses on themes of war, and how wars are remembered and specific to the Korean War and the always looming danger of a war that has not been formally ended. It focuses on being stuck in a place, both physically and in life and how to leave. And grief, from death and the constant mourning from a war of decades past and intergenerational trauma.
Loved this, I would recommend people who love horror elements in their books and dream sequences, who are okay with not completely getting the symbolisms present and those interested in the effects of the Korean War.