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Don‘t have my tree up yet, but I do have Christmas music, peppermint tea in a Christmas mug, and a novel that starts with a snow storm.
pickTotally gripping: Jeju, an island with its distinct culture at the south end of the Korean Peninsula is the locus of a multigenerational narrative that starts just before World War II and goes on for several decades. Women-only divers who collect shells after intensive training and have their own Indigenous spirituality resist wave after wave of violence and enforced cultural change, with intimate personal and family stories at the core.
pickA fascinating novel about a piece of history of which I was unaware. This story follows several generations of a family who are Koreans in Japan. The first generation are migrants and the rest are descendants who never fit in or are completely accepted. Excellent writing which made me invested in the characters.
I found this Korean tale set in China about a young monk who dreams that he is reincarnated into a golden boy who a) aces his exams, b) gets & beds 8 fairy wives 😱, c) wins all his battles & d) becomes the Emperor's favourite minister, all as a *punishment* for drinking wine, quite funny. It's possible that the serious Buddhist sub-text went over my head... I will say it is a surprisingly easy read for a 17th-c classic.
