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umbreen's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
taitaipata's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
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? No
5.0
yanloureiroc's review against another edition
4.0
LENDO O MUNDO: Coreia do Sul
Admito que demorei um pouco pra engrenar e me apegar a história, mas quando finalmente foi, eu me apaixonei.
É uma história longa e com vários personagens, mas nada pra mim pareceu arrastado ou corrido, foi tudo na medida certa. O livro faz tu te apegar aos personagens que precisa se apegar ao mesmo tempo que te dá um panorama de personagens secundários sem parecer desnecessário.
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Admito que demorei um pouco pra engrenar e me apegar a história, mas quando finalmente foi, eu me apaixonei.
É uma história longa e com vários personagens, mas nada pra mim pareceu arrastado ou corrido, foi tudo na medida certa. O livro faz tu te apegar aos personagens que precisa se apegar ao mesmo tempo que te dá um panorama de personagens secundários sem parecer desnecessário.
Dicas de livros e séries:
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sarahbethhh's review
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
margardenlady's review
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
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? No
4.5
Sweeping saga of a Korean family over 80 years and 4 generations. Lee has given us a glimpse into the life of a 20th century Korean immigrant to Japan. It was heartbreaking to see the hardships that Sunja and her sister in law suffered as Korean women in Japan. And yet, they made a home for those they loved everywhere they went.
eloiset's review
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
A very interesting story, but told kind of monotonously, matter-of-factly. Very informative on Japanese-Koreans’ realities, I learned a lot I didn’t know. The characters are very lovable.
juicygreenmom's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
katy_ryn's review against another edition
5.0
A seamless saga, each character feels real, each sentence is beautiful.
cleothegreat's review
3.0
‘“Yes, go-saeng.” Kyunghee nodded, repeating the word for suffering.
All her life, Sunja had heard this sentiment from other women, that they must suffer—suffer as a girl, suffer as a wife, suffer as a mother—die suffering. Go-saeng—the word made her sick. What else was there besides this? She had suffered to create a better life for Noa, and yet it was not enough. Should she have taught her son to suffer the humiliation that she’d drunk like water? In the end, he had refused to suffer the conditions of his birth. Did mothers fail by not telling their sons that suffering would come?’
idk this was a 4.5 star read for the first half of the book but around the 280 page mark I glanced at the amount of pages I had left and thought ‘really ??’. It really seemed like the book got less and less in depth as it went on and the ending felt pretty lackluster. it also just failed to evoke a lot of emotion but wether this is due to the pacing, writing style or character underdevelopment I cannot say.
All her life, Sunja had heard this sentiment from other women, that they must suffer—suffer as a girl, suffer as a wife, suffer as a mother—die suffering. Go-saeng—the word made her sick. What else was there besides this? She had suffered to create a better life for Noa, and yet it was not enough. Should she have taught her son to suffer the humiliation that she’d drunk like water? In the end, he had refused to suffer the conditions of his birth. Did mothers fail by not telling their sons that suffering would come?’
idk this was a 4.5 star read for the first half of the book but around the 280 page mark I glanced at the amount of pages I had left and thought ‘really ??’. It really seemed like the book got less and less in depth as it went on and the ending felt pretty lackluster. it also just failed to evoke a lot of emotion but wether this is due to the pacing, writing style or character underdevelopment I cannot say.