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Title: The Story of Hong Gildong Author: Unknown (Trans. Minsoo Kang) Year: ?? (ed. 2016) Pages: 77 Date Read: April 3, 2017 Format: Paperback Genres: legend/folklore Rating: 3/5 Note: Minsoo Kang, who translated the text, states that, although the story mentions that it is during the reign of Seonjong, it could either be a misspelling of Sejong or a fictionalized king. King Sejong created Hangul, the Korean alphabet, and the country was...
Title: The Turncoat Author: Donna Thorland Year: 2013 Pages: 394 Dates Read: March 27 - April 1, 2017 Format: Kindle Genres: historical fiction, Revolutionary War, romance Rating: 4/5 Summary: A young Quaker woman, Kate Grey, becomes unexpectedly entangled with the espionage of the American War for Independence and, to her even greater surprise, the enemy. Favorite Quotes: "Nothing was beyond the grasp of an intelligent woman." "They formed an intimate still...
Title: Ru Author: Kim Thúy Year: 2009 (trans. 2012) Pages: 141 Dates Read: March 1-30, 2017 Format: Paperback/Kindle Genres: historical fiction, immigrants/refugees, semi-autobiography Rating: 4/5 Summary: Nguyễn An Tịnh immigrates to Canada with her family as a child, following the Tet Offensive in 1968. Favorite Quotes: "When I meet young girls in Montréal or elsewhere who injure their bodies intentionally, deliberately, who want permanent scars to be drawn on their skin,...
Title: Little Anodynes: Poems Author: Jon Pineda Year: 2015 Pages: 72 Date Read: March 25, 2017 Format: Paperback Genres: poetry Rating: 4/5 Summary: A collection of poems covering biracial identity, loss, and fatherhood. Favorite Poems: "Umpteenth," "Kundiman," "Ellipses," and "Little Anodynes" Review: This book of poetry was a happy, little, unexpected find for me. Our library recently got a copy of it, and I recognized the name because Pineda currently teaches...
Title: Anne of the Island Series: Anne of Green Gables #3 Author: L.M. Montgomery Year: 1915 (ed. 1983) Pages: 272 Dates Read: March 17-24, 2017 Format: Paperback Genres: bildungsroman, romance, school/college, youth Rating: 3/5 Note: Slightly spoilery. If you haven't read the first two books or seen any adaptation of these novels, you may not want to read this review, but there's nothing in here that could ruin them for you. Summary: The novel...
Title: Victoria Author: Daisy Goodwin Year: 2016 Pages: 404 Dates Read: March 15-20, 2017 Format: Kindle (and Audible) Genres: historical fiction, history, romance Rating: 4/5 Summary: A coming-of-age story focusing on Queen Victoria's beginning as one of the longest-ruling monarchs of Great Britain. Favorite Quote: "How was it possible that her body should react so violently to someone she found so difficult?" Review: Having seen the television series prior to my...
