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I'll Be Right There

Kyung-Sook Shin,

Sora Kim-Russell (Translator)

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Mar 14, 2015 Karen rated it really liked it

Shelves: travel-the-world

This book was reminiscent of Murakami in its' coming of age story, amidst troubled times in South Korea. A group of university friends, each with their own issues, come together to find their way in this world. I read this without knowing that the author wrote Please Look After Mom. I liked this book so much that I had to find out what else she wrote. ...more

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Jun 02, 2014 Daisy rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites-2nd-place, korea-south-or-north, aroundtheworld2014

Beautiful, just beautiful.
Reminds me a little of Banana Yoshimoto.

Emily Dickinson the white cat.

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Jung Yoon's list:
Start reading again.
Write down new words and their definitions.
Memorize one poem a week.
Do not go to Mom's grave before the Chuseok holiday.
Walk around the city for at least two hours every day.

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"Leave her be," he said. "She'll stop when she's ready."
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Aug 13, 2014 Sunflower rated it really liked it

Shelves: library, fiction-read-2014

This book was a lucky random find in the public library, by an author of whom I knew nothing, and doesn't seem to have lost anything in translation. The story is set in South Korea in the 1980s and 90's and (as the author says) is the story of young people living in tragic times. "It is also the story of people who find themselves separated, despite their love for each other, because they carry wounds that are too deep to overcome". The background is a time of political change, with South Korean ...more

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