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Mary Lynn Bracht

Autor(a) de White Chrysanthemum

1 Work 388 Membros 29 Reviews

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Obras de Mary Lynn Bracht

White Chrysanthemum (2017) 388 cópias

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Conhecimento Comum

Sexo
female
Nacionalidade
USA
Local de nascimento
Stuttgart, Germany

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Story: 6.0 / 10
Characters: 6
Setting: 7
Prose: 7
 
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MXMLLN | outras 28 resenhas | Jan 12, 2024 |
Accidentally inhaled this in one bedtime reading sitting. The title refers to the flowers of mourning in Korea, as this is a tale of tragedy, viewed through the past as it was happening to Hana, the older sister, and from a contemporary point of view as Emi, the younger sister, nears the end of her life but is determined to find out what happened to Hana.

It's upsetting that it wasn't until 1991 that survivors began to speak about their "comfort women" experiences, and that part of why this was largely buried from the public mind was 50 years of purity culture shame. A riveting story, and as the author notes at the end, a reminder that war atrocities on women still continue to this day.… (mais)
 
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Daumari | outras 28 resenhas | Dec 28, 2023 |
Hana and Emi are sisters separated by the former's act of courage and sacrifice. Hana thought she spared Emi from the ravages of being a comfort woman but Emi led a life of guilt and shame and could never fully focus on the present. Towards the end of her life, she found peace when she found her sister in the form of a commemorative statue. The author also revealed at the end of the book what happened to Hana. I am sure this is not the author's intention, but I can't help thinking that their story is an illustration that our best intentions may not end up being the best and may make things worst. How would Hana feel if she knew that her sacrifice had ended up making Emi guilty and unhappy for most of her life?… (mais)
½
 
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siok | outras 28 resenhas | Jul 22, 2023 |
Good story. Didn’t like the writing style.
 
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cathy.lemann | outras 28 resenhas | Mar 21, 2023 |

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Obras
1
Membros
388
Popularidade
#62,338
Avaliação
½ 4.3
Resenhas
29
ISBNs
39
Idiomas
11

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