A review by invisiblelife
The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See

5.0

I don’t even know where to start with this book other than the fact I felt every form of emotion imaginable whilst reading it. The heartache and tears that came with it were completely worth it and I’m grateful this book gave me a little understanding of what the women in Korea faced during Japan’s Colonisation and how the Haenyeo women of Jeju did their best to provide for themselves and everyone in their household.

I highly recommend this book and I hope people understand that following anger blindly without knowing the whole truth is causes fatal misunderstandings, which is what caused Yoonseok and Mi-ja to lose such a beloved friendship and sisterhood.
However they still held each other close to their hearts till the end even though they weren’t honest with one another.

10/10