Year of Impossible Goodbyes
by Sook Nyul Choi
Taste attributes: historicalwardramateenheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardy
Boxlist takeExpect a moving, realistic historical novel, heavy rather than light. 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: very stirringHow we score
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4.7 / 5
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About This Book
A young Korean girl survives the oppressive Japanese and Russian occupation of North Korea during the 1940s, to later escape to freedom in South Korea.
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- Author
- Sook Nyul Choi
- Published
- 1991
- Pages
- 170
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- Open Library
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