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3.33 of 5 stars
From Korea comes a collection of incisive observant short stories by a leading artist. Reading these thirteen exceptional stories is an experience ... read full description

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Aug 19, 2011
Johnny rated it: 5 of 5 stars
I highly recommend this book. It is a graphic novel about life in Korea. It has nudity so i would suggest this book only if the reader is mature. The graphic novel is broken into different stories but teaches a morals or a message. Chapter 1: The Little Alley Watcher. In chapter 1 it is about a little girl who waits for her parents to return from farming. Nari the little girl and her parents are the only one in the town because everyone else left he village to Seoul. Nari is lonely and only has More...
Feb 25, 2009
Chocho rated it: 2 of 5 stars
the anti-commie rhetoric in the book got tiresome and i was expecting a much more nuanced portrayal of modern korean history and war...
Aug 12, 2009
scarlettraces rated it: 4 of 5 stars
good, but depressing as all get-out.
Jan 28, 2008
Bryan rated it: 2 of 5 stars
I abandoned this halfway through. It feels like a cross between the overwhelming darkness of Yoshihiro Tatsumi and the simple-minded hokiness of Will Eisner's "serious" work. The art is nice to look at but there is a simple-mindedness to the storytelling.
Jan 16, 2012
Jasmine rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Jan 10, 2012
Josephine marked it as to-read
Oct 01, 2011
Jared rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Aug 01, 2011
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Mar 06, 2011
Jeremy rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Oct 10, 2010
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Aug 30, 2010
Bert rated it: 4 of 5 stars
May 09, 2010
Trebro marked it as to-read
Apr 25, 2010
Michael rated it: 2 of 5 stars
Feb 10, 2010
Chris rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Jul 01, 2009
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Jun 30, 2009
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Jan 28, 2009
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Dec 06, 2008
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May 20, 2008
Yifot rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Jan 18, 2008
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Sep 25, 2007
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Aug 06, 2007
Marissa rated it: 3 of 5 stars