Please Look After Mom

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• Book Review: Please Look After Mom by Kyung-sook Shin Share

  One of the greatest words in the Korean language is Ajuma. In English it means old lady, but anyone who has ever been to Korea knows that an Ajuma is a force to be reckoned with. The children in the novel represent a new generation and the changing r ... (read full critics)

  blogcritics published on Mon, 18 Apr 2011

• PLEASE LOOK AFTER MOM by Kyung-sook Shin

  Review by Jill I. Shtuman (APR 15, 2011) Those who have traveled in Southeast Asia – and Korea in particular — will know right away that the number 4 (pinyin sì) is considered unlucky because it sounds like “death” (pinyin s?). Why, then, did Korean ... (read full critics)

  mostlyfiction published on Sun, 17 Apr 2011

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  This was actually quite a sad story, but I liked it nonetheless. At first I found the 'you' style strange to read, but didn't mind it once I got used to it and into the story. Though the later 'you' (style) parts were a bit confusing as I thought it would be the same daughter instead of other family ... (continue)

  This was actually quite a sad story, but I liked it nonetheless. At first I found the 'you' style strange to read, but didn't mind it once I got used to it and into the story. Though the later 'you' (style) parts were a bit confusing as I thought it would be the same daughter instead of other family members. I liked how as the story continues, you learn more about Mom and the family's life, and it leaves you feeling sort of nostalgic (though I was quite annoyed with the father and sometimes the children - but perhaps that was part of the message.. not to take your Mom for granted?). And not having read much about life in South Korea, I found that quite interesting as well (and sometimes even strangely sort of familiar). The ending was a bit too open though (for my taste)..

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• English Books
• Hardcover 256 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0307593916
• ISBN-13: 9780307593917
• Publisher: Knopf
• Pub date: Jan 01, 2011
• Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Others and eBook
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