When My Name Was Keoko
by Linda Sue Park
Taste attributes: historicaldramawholesomeheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeGrounded and emotional: a weighty historical novel. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
With national pride and occasional fear, a brother and sister face the increasingly oppressive occupation of Korea by Japan during World War II, which threatens to suppress Korean culture entirely.
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- Author
- Linda Sue Park
- Published
- 2002
- Pages
- 204
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- Open Library
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