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The Waiting
The Waiting | Keum Suk Gendry-Kim
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The story begins with a mother's confession...sisters permanently separated by a border during the Korean War Keum Suk Gendry-Kim was an adult when her mother revealed a family secret: She had been separated from her sister during the Korean War. Its not an uncommon storythe peninsula was split across the 38th parallel, dividing one country into two. As many fled violence in the north, not everyone was able to make it south. Her mothers story inspired Gendry-Kim to begin interviewing her and other Koreans separated by the war; that research fueled a deeply resonant graphic novel. The Waiting is the fictional story of Gwija, told by her novelist daughter Jina. When Gwija was 17 years old, after hearing that the Japanese were seizing unmarried girls, her family married her in a hurry to a man she didn't know. Japan fell, Korea gained its independence, and the couple started a family. But peace didnt come. The young family of four fled south. On the road, while breastfeeding and changing her daughter, Gwija was separated from her husband and son. Then seventy years passed. Seventy years of waiting. Gwija is now an elderly woman and Jina cant stop thinking about the promise she made to help find her brother. Expertly translated from the Korean by the award-winning translator Janet Hong, The Waiting is the devastating followup to Gendry-Kims Grass, which appeared on best of the year lists from the New York Times, The Guardian, Library Journal, and more.
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Sarahreadstoomuch
Sarahreadstoomuch
The Waiting | Keum Suk Gendry-Kim
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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.

jlhammar I thought this one and Grass were so powerful. Can't wait for her next one
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Sarahreadstoomuch @jlhammar yes! And thanks for the heads up for her next…. She‘s a wonderful storyteller. 2y
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Lindy
Lindy
The Waiting | Keum Suk Gendry-Kim
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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.

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Lindy
Lindy
The Waiting | Keum Suk Gendry-Kim
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The tree imagery in this novel is beautiful and powerful.

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Lindy
Lindy
The Waiting | Keum Suk Gendry-Kim
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Cortg
Cortg
The Waiting | Keum Suk Gendry-Kim
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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

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Cinfhen Great review 🫶🏼I can see the similarities to Maus by the cover art. 2y
squirrelbrain Great review - sounds tough though. 2y
BarbaraBB This seems like a very interesting read. 2y
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charl08
charl08
The Waiting | Keum Suk Gendry-Kim
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Some of the books I read in September.

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RealLifeReading
RealLifeReading
The Waiting | Keum Suk Gendry-Kim
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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.

Lindy I just read Grass last week, her biography of a comfort woman. So good! Must add this one to my TBR. 3y
BarbaraBB Your lunch sounds delicious! 3y
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jlhammar
jlhammar
The Waiting | Keum Suk Gendry-Kim
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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.”

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