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Excellent graphic novel inspired by her mother‘s experience as well as other South Koreans separated from their families still in North Korea.

In 1950 when the war started, people fled from northern Korea in such numbers & such haste that hundreds of thousands of family members were separated. This poignant graphic novel addresses that issue, and the sustaining hope that loved ones will once again be reunited. 2 timelines: a daughter‘s present-day concerns for her elderly mother‘s wellbeing, as well as the dramatic events of the past. Stark, expressive b&w art. Translation: Janet Hong.

The tree imagery in this novel is beautiful and powerful.

Friday Reads February 24: genre attitude, natural dyes, world comics, Medusa, Métis witches & more
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Published as fiction, this story is inspired by the author‘s mother and the aftermath of being separated from family during the Korean War. The disconnect between the generations and black and white graphic novel reminded me of Maus. It‘s a sad story but the takeaway was worthwhile. #Booked2023 ~Set in 2 time periods @BarbaraTheBibliophage @Cinfhen @alisiakae #readharder23 ~Historical Fiction set in an Eastern country #pop23

Some of the books I read in September.

Lunch of leftover pork meatballs and watercress soup, fried tofu, instant noodles tossed in soy sauce and sesame oil. And this beautiful and sad graphic novel about families separated during the Korean War.

Devastating. Graphic novel inspired by Gendry-Kim‘s family history. Dedicated to her mother and “all the families separated by war who are unable to return home.”