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Min Jin Lee

Start date: August 1, 2020

Finish date: August 31, 2020

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May 13, 2018 Amy rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: _own-home-library, _own-ebook, fiction, rec-ig-blogs-friends-other, all-time-favorite, read-in-2018

I have been meaning to read this one for ages … It’s a book that I’ve consistently heard great things about since it was published. I’ll admit that I was a bit intimidated by it … everyone seemed to love it so much that I was almost worried that I wouldn’t! Plus its almost 500 pages so I was worried it would be a potential slog. Well, my worries were unwarranted. This book is SO good. Engrossing and complex … it grabbed me and didn’t let go until the final words. It’s the story of four generatio ...more

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Feb 07, 2021 Destiny rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, ontd-reading-challenge, 2021-ontd-reading-challenge, korean-literature

I've spent a while with this book. It makes me think all kinds of thoughts. I will write a review and post it here soon, but I'm trying to make sure it makes sense to someone besides myself lol. In my reading journal, I rated this 4.5 stars, but I really think it deserves five stars here by my parameters. ...more

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Mar 29, 2020 Andria rated it really liked it

Generational-sweeping novel that gave unique insights on Korean history in Japan from the early 1900s to 1990. I learned a lot and enjoyed the journey with these characters, even at the painful moments. I did struggle a bit with the writing sometimes, especially the sudden jump cuts in time. But the wealth of historical background made this 4 star for me.

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Dec 29, 2018 Joyce rated it liked it

Shelves: 100-nyt-books, read-around-the-world, audible

When I started reading this it seemed like a typical long novel: noble girl from poor family is seduced by wealthy, older man. Marries good man from strong Christian background and moves away. This is a multi-generational saga that reveals discrimination in new and surprising ways. It will stick with you for a long time and in the end deserves its place on the New York Times Top 10 list.

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