Reviews

Snow Hunters by Paul Yoon

katelynane's review

reflective relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

fjette's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Sparse, elegant prose and a lyrical story, but a bit too sparing for me to fully appreciate. 

sehmort's review

5.0

Snow Hunters is beautiful in its simplicity. Every sentence is clean and fluid, and overall a quietly moving tale.

jrburnside1975's review

4.0

A sad lovely story...I highly recommend.

bookreaderny's review

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-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

4.0

joelmk's review against another edition

Whimsical

ja3m3's review

5.0

Magnificent in it's simplicity and scope.

ori_gina_lity's review

5.0

Snow Hunters features a meditative prose almost as delicate as the thin pages the story was printed on. A recent arrival to South America, Yohan is a North Korean War refugee who finds himself an apprentice to a Japanese tailor in a port town of Brazil in the 1950s. Yoon’s writing style is similar to that of Hemingway, concise and stripped, but his quiet writing style also provides a subtle tenderness.

Brevity may the one of the first words that come to mind at the sight of this small 208 page debut novel, but what’s inside is a complex winding tale of human connection…. It evokes many moods as it shifts through time; somber and contemplative just the kind of book I look forward to losing myself in on a beautiful, autumn day. I will be keeping my eyes pealed for more of Yoon’s work in the future, reading this was a wonderful breath of fresh air!

tt0rres's review

4.0

I found this to be a quiet, peaceful story. It reminds me of a gentle, babbling brook.

sylviaisme's review against another edition

3.0

Un romanzo breve e delicato, profondo, dove la nuova vita di Yohan, giunto in Brasile come apprendista presso un sarto giapponese, si fonde con i numerosi e dolorosi ricordi di quella precedente, da ex-prigioniero della guerra di Corea.
L'importanza dei dettagli e del silenzio, raccontati in un punta di piedi, quasi come un sussurro.