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For a first novel this one was very good, with the heroine, Najin, being a wee bit of a doormat, but it was the secondary characters and story that kept me going. Set during the Japanese occupation in Korea on through to the end of WWII, this one turned out to be much better than I thought it would be. Too, the author thoughtfully included a glossary and an author's note. All in all, I really liked this one, and I suspect that I just might reread it again in the future sometime. Four stars overa
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Jan 07, 2012
Kiessa
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Around the World in 52 Books: Korea
Delightful narration.
Epic, educational, emotional. Our heroine, a quiet rebel, breaks with tradition respectfully. If she never had, how different her life would have been.
Epic, educational, emotional. Our heroine, a quiet rebel, breaks with tradition respectfully. If she never had, how different her life would have been.
Aug 01, 2009
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