Drifting House | 
"A mannequin leans into Mina‘s view. The broad face is painted so thickly white that at each wrinkle, the makeup has cracked into rivulets. Mina leans, reaching toward the woman‘s cheek, eager to see how deeply her finger can penetrate, but the stranger snaps back to attention."
-"Beautiful Women"
"The next train of commuters, rising up from underground like riot police, pushes her along."
-"The Salaryman"
"She persisted until his father threw the paper down. As usual Mark had to mediate their argument. Even though he knew the answer, he asked, "What‘s a prostitute?" Which got them to behave themselves."
-"At the Edge of the World"
"Twirling her ivory sun parasol above her head, she sought out strangers to practice English on, including Jehovah‘s Witnesses that Mr. Rhee said were "reliable company.""
-"A Temporary Marriage"
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pickI‘ve just finished Krys Lee‘s short stories of Korea (N&S) and Koreans living in the US. She writes beautifully and her characters are so well-formed, her families & relationships are so messed up & real - when they do something shocking (and they do) you empathise rather than judge.
I may not hold onto every story, but The Goose Father and A Small Sorrow I loved. Drifting House will stay with me a long, long time. Definitely an author to watch.
Wow. The title story packs a punch.
A young boy tries to escape the North Korean famine with his siblings, haunted by everything he‘s seen and done.
And the concept of a drifting house 😭.
Felt a lack of short stories in my diet. These are (possibly interlinked) stories set between South Korea and the USA. Beautifully written, and so far the Goose Father is the standout - a man gets a lodger, after his wife and children move to the States to get away from the pressure of the Korean school system. The young man turns up with his goose and just sparkles.
1. Star Trek: TNG!!
2. Take a trip to Japan 🇯🇵
3. Usually what comes in at the library
4. Tagged book. The stories still haunt me today.
5. What‘s your dream first edition to own? Me - Little Women 💙📚 #friyayintro
Also I‘m doing a relaxed #24b4Monday I really enjoy these @TheReadingMermaid and @Andrew65 ! Thanks! 😁
I'm definitely a little bit #shortonshortstories but I did find a couple #twowordtitles ✌🏻 I started Sunshine State a while back but haven't picked it back up in a while.. I have trouble getting into short story books! Anyone else??
#anditsaugust
#backtoreading
Ok @Reviewsbylola here is my tres chic towering stack of black & white books! #bookcolortag
I'm passing the baton to my BOTM buddies @L_auren and @Booksandcooks - let's see a stack of pink!! 💕💞💓💖💘💗
(Lauren- hope you have some library books sitting around bc I know you aren't a big hoarder of your own books like some of us!)
pickA lot going on this weekend, but I did manage to finish this short story collection. If you enjoyed reading about the Korean diaspora in Pachinko or enjoyed The Orphan Master's Son, you may want to check this out. She has an amazing voice!
