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Nancy Jooyoun Kim
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The Last Story of Mina Lee
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2020
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3 editions
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"Huge, enormous thanks to the wonderful folk over at Netgalley for sending me a review copy!
A single human being could live an entire continent of pain and worry and longing. This is one of those rare books that opens a window onto an entirely differe" Read more of this review » |
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09/01/2020:
HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY TO THIS GEM! It's been a full month since I flipped the last page, and I'm still all up in my feels about this story.
She understood that both life and death could be random, unnecessary—but she needed more fro" Read more of this review » |
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"This was a super enjoyable read! I have a low-attention span and often give up reading books if i am not quickly drawn into the storyline. In The Last Story of Mina Lee, the author vividly brings to life the landscape of Koreatown, LA both 20+ years "
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“She wondered how many women had been trapped - in terrible marriages, terrible jobs, unbearable circumstances - simply because the world hadn't been designed to allow them to thrive on their own. Their decisions would always be scrutinized by the lives at which they were able to sacrifice themselves, their bodies, their pleasures and desires. A woman who imagined her own way out would always be ostracized for her own strength.”
― The Last Story of Mina Lee
― The Last Story of Mina Lee
“Every meal, even a somber one like this, was a celebration of what we had left, what remained on this earth to taste and feel and see.”
― The Last Story of Mina Lee
― The Last Story of Mina Lee
“And the whole world told women every day, If you are alone, you are no one. A woman alone is no one at all.”
― The Last Story of Mina Lee
― The Last Story of Mina Lee
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