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The Island of Sea Women

Lisa See

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Aug 04, 2022 Rosemary rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I loved the descriptions of the diving women on the island of Jeju, their perilous but highly-valued work, and their female-led society where most of the men stayed at home looking after the children. So much research had clearly gone into this aspect of the women's lives, and yet it was presented in a character-focused and engaging way that never felt heavily informational.

The book then deals with some terrible events in the history of the island, which lies almost equidistant from mainland Ko ...more

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Feb 13, 2023 Jean rated it really liked it

Shelves: historical-fiction, multicultural

This was an exceptionally interesting book about a very unique culture where the sea-diving women supported the families while the husbands tended the babies. I enjoyed learning the history of this part of Korea and loved the characters and story.

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Jan 04, 2023 Lahni rated it really liked it

Shelves: historical-fiction, literary, multicultural, audiobooks, i-own-it, book-club-century-farm

Very interesting part of history that I never knew about. I loved how the story wove between past and present with the pieces all coming together. I loved the strength and flaws of the characters. They were very believable. I loved the cultural richness. The story is well written and pulled me in from the beginning.

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