A review by janenx01
Living Reed: A Novel of Korea by Pearl S. Buck

medium-paced

5.0

I'm always looking for books about Korea that aren't focused on the Korean War or the trials of living in N Korea. I was suspicious of this one because while I think Buck is an exceptional writer, I always feel like she's leaning towards Orientalism (I could be wrong on this but it's a vibe I get). 

But since I apparently like books that are 50+ years old better than contemporary fiction, I enjoyed this one. The last third or so did seem kind of rushed, but the first third was so good I was willing to put up with it to find out what happened to everybody.