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What Members Thought

aimee
Jan 23, 2018 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Fantastic, engrossing, impeccably written epic.

In addition to being a wonderful story, I learnt so much about Korean-Japanese relations and history.

Many thanks to Roxane Gay, who identified this as her read of 2017 on her tumblr.
Alvin
Oct 18, 2019 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
I can’t imagine reading this 600+ page book. Listening to it at 1.75x still took over 10 hours! The first half was more interesting and engaging. Whereas the second half seemed to be a rushed “where are they now?” segment. This is a beautifully written book for fans of historical fiction. But too long for a more casual reader like myself.
HeatherLynn
Oct 15, 2016 added it
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Noam
Feb 02, 2017 marked it as to-read
anne
Feb 28, 2017 rated it really liked it
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Feb 23, 2017 rated it really liked it
Heather
Apr 26, 2017 marked it as to-read
Ms. McGregor
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Lorena
Jun 24, 2021 rated it liked it
Maryanne
Nov 08, 2017 marked it as to-read
Laura
Apr 13, 2018 rated it it was amazing
Kate McCartney
Nov 14, 2017 marked it as to-read
MK
Nov 16, 2017 is currently reading it
Shelves: owned-books
Cindy
Dec 18, 2017 rated it really liked it
Leah Fitzgerald
Jan 04, 2018 marked it as to-read
Alison
Jan 11, 2018 marked it as to-read
Jill
Jan 18, 2018 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Rachael Uggla
Jun 26, 2018 rated it it was amazing
Kim
May 15, 2023 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Anne Clair
Mar 25, 2018 rated it it was amazing
Rachael Uggla
Jul 05, 2018 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Marcy
Apr 12, 2018 rated it liked it
Julie
Jun 11, 2020 rated it really liked it
Shelves: book-club, 2020
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