Lovely book so far! I'm on page 150 and I'm really intrigued about the story of Mina
Lovely book so far! I'm on page 150 and I'm really intrigued about the story of Mina
The Byron Bay Library had a book sale on while I was there. Grand total $3.50. Afterwards I went to The Beach hotel for lunch and had a delicious poke bowl and white wine with my mum, nan, niece and sister while the boys went fishing.
I like the idea but I wish the characters had more depth and were more well rounded. However, I can see how someone would disagree with me. For some reason it just didn't hit quite right with me. It wasn't a story that I walked away from that made me so happy that I read it.
After finishing the tagged book, I‘ve completed 488 books this year… which is exactly how many I read last year. I‘m crushing it this year! ☺️
This is an amazing read of family and love.
This wasn't an easy read, but it was worth it. A beautiful meditation on grief, family, and the life of an immigrant in the US. Read the second half in December, after life went crazy in November and I couldn't finish it with #sundaybuddyread. #WGwordsearch 560 pts
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4.5 ⭐️
~Considering all of the characters involved, this story is very easy to follow and it moves quickly.
~I related to a lot of the elements of being first-generation American and felt for both Margot and Mina.
~The genre felt all over the place, but I don't think it was a bad thing- it just felt like a complicated story of intertwined lives.
~Some elements felt unresolved- the driver, the trip to Vegas, etc.
A solid pick for me, but more a mother-daughter, immigrant experience & coming of age story than the mystery it gets tagged as. Although Margot investigates her mother‘s death, it focuses more on Mina‘s life, her secrets & the divide between an immigrant parent & her American-born daughter. I enjoyed reading it with the #sundaybuddyread group because of the discussions & the descriptions of LA, Korea Town & the delicious food brought it to life.
How well can we really know our parents? In this modern murder mystery a daughter must untangle her Korean immigrant mother‘s secretive past in the hopes of getting answers to both her mother‘s death and her own life. It kept me guessing until the end.
Kim should write more novel-length fiction. She spun such beautiful characters in this novel. The mystery aspect didn‘t really work for me but I loved Mina‘s story, it was so captivating.
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Mine -
Margot and Miguel‘s relationship is pure joy.
I would have never guessed any of the endings!!!
MINA‘S MOM IS ALIVE?!?!?!?!
What stood out to you?
Did I miss anything ?
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What did you think of Margot‘s transformation? Does Mina live on free through her?
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Mrs Kim. Fired the driver. What did you think of this all? Unnecessary? How did you like her last conversation with Margot? Think they‘ll be friends?!
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Officer Choi ..Margot seeing him at the grocery ..
Hmmmm
Thoughts?!
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Mr Park
Well.
That ending.
Justice?
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Mrs Baek
The friendship.
Thoughts ?
Then the end…🤯
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Mr Kim appears after 26 YEARS?!
It was to meet him in VEGAS. Sigh….
Mina not telling Mr Kim about Margot?!
They spent time, started up again,went to the Grand Canyon.
Thoughts?
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Safety deposit box…interesting the history was there?
It‘s interesting Margot‘s take on Koreans vs Korean American. It‘s differences are stark. Why if we are the land of everyone do we not allow it to be so? Interesting thoughts for what is American this week.
Do you ever ponder it?
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Mina‘s reasoning for not learning English. What did you think?
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“Something about this country makes it easy to forgot we need each other.”
Powerful statement.
True?
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“A monster like her”. Describing Margot‘s birth. Mrs. Baek named Margot. The depression -the refusal of Mina to see the entirety of Margot. …. How does this set these women up for their relationship? Or doesn‘t it matter ?
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Tomorrow we discuss the last sections !!! 🤐
What a sad yet hopeful story of a young, Korean woman learning about her mother‘s past as a result of her sudden death.
Thanks for pucking this one @TheBookHippie
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Anyone who has read the book welcome to join in with us. Until then 🤫🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐
What a gem this ended up being. I did not expect to like this one as much as I did. The story of Margot (an only child raised by a single Korean immigrant mother) and her investigation into her mother‘s life as well as her own heritage. I loved LA as a character and the food descriptions had me salivating! Read for #sundaybuddyread and was my #bookspin for October
I really wanted to like this one, and was very interested in Mina's story. The parts with Margot's story, though, almost seemed like they were written by someone else- the writing and dialogue, as well as Margot's thoughts and actions just didn't always seem to make sense.
This one started off well but as it progressed found my concentration was drifting. Felt it needed more pace and direction in the story. May be better if read than audiobook but wasn‘t able to get a copy of the book #SundayBuddyRead
7th and last book finished for #NovelNovember
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We get to finish it!!!!!
I am still liking the read, are you?
I have a few questions but overall I am enjoying it.
I‘ve no clue how she died either. 🤷🏻♀️
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Who wants her dead the most?!(MINA)
Clues?!
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Margot thought she‘d going on living like she has -apart and visit once or twice. Now she is full of regret. Was it naive of her? Was she really just running away from life instead of running to a life grown up?
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THE BEAR - THE KEY
What‘s in the safety deposit boxes ?
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Margot keeping her people and relationships all separate to prevent pain …is this inadvertently learned from he mom?
📸 this Remind me of Seinfeld and George‘s WORLDS 😂
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Mrs Kim- I hope we learn how he married this woman
Is she lying about their open relationship ?
WHAT WAS IN THE TEA?!
And her driver/lover PUSHED Margot?!
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Mina is pregnant
Why didn‘t Mr Kim take Mina with?
Do you think they had a meet up planned in Las Vegas ? Wonder why he didn‘t show?
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GoodNESS poor Lupe ..
and Mr Park !
An animal and a predator…
So this is why Mr Kim leaves.
How common do you think this is with undocumented people? They cannot report rape, or they‘ll be deported. How does this fit in our story?
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/mar/13/how-the-most-vulnerable-workers-are...
https://victimlawyer.com/about-sexual-assault/immigrant-sexual-assault/
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“You saved her”
Mrs Baek tells her ..
Mr Kim IS her dad!
What do you think of Mrs Baek now the more information we get ?
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It was a relief to read about Mina and Mr Kim on the date to the pier- to know she had that
You?
Also I‘m terrified of heights, I think she was very brave. You?
Were they both in love?
📸 me
My 3rd Saturday of the month dinner is the dim sum (radish cakes, shrimp & chive dumplings & taro puffs) I grab from the craft & product market by my house. I spent a good portion of the day laying about getting over the after-effects of my booster shot so a late dinner & my chapters for #sundaybuddyread discussion tomorrow. It‘s Chinese food rather than the Korean food in the book, but it is still delicious.
https://la.eater.com/maps/best-korean-restaurants-koreatown-los-angeles
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Reading this book makes me hungry 😂
For #NovelNovember day #4, I'm focusing on reading this week's discussion section of The Last Story of Mina Lee for #SundayBuddyRead. @Andrew65
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I‘m anxious to read more !!!!
Pages 197-281 this week!!!
197 starts “With the sun hanging low….”
281 ends “But who would want her mother dead the most?” 😱
Not having chapters is 🤦🏻♀️
Started listening to the second section of the book ready for #SundayBuddyRead
Reading this as part of #NovelNovember and #AnyWayYouReadathon
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I use math to split up our reading
And WHAT DID I DO?
I can‘t believe that‘s where we stopped 😬
Now what ?!
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Mary. Mr Kim‘s wife?
Thoughts ?
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Mr Kim leaving all the treats at work for Mina…
This is how is starts?
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The landlord ?!
Thoughts?
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The ocean ahhhhh (Santa Monica)
Then the call comes
Kim Chang-hee
Grand Canyon
Mina got her wish
The descriptive nature of this book
Like or dislike ?
📸me at the pier
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“A woman alone is no one at all.”
Still true?
I was taught this, and here in my town, it is still taught to girls in the religious schools….
I was surprised to see it here. 🙄
Did you catch it?
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Margot‘s talk with Officer Choi?
Was she right to do that ?
Is he reluctant or is it just not important ?
Or is he right?