pickIs there such a thing as #readingsynchronicity? I ended up reading these 2 historical novels of Korean 20th-century history at the same time. While the Sea Women focused on a particularly strong subset of Korean cultural community, Pachinko, also focused on strong women, told more about the Korean diaspora in Japan as a result of the colonization of Korea before WWII. Both highly recommended! 4 ⭐ each!
The top quote is Bobby Kennedy‘s impromptu speech in Indiana on the night MLK was killed. I was just reading about it yesterday, and the news piece about the 50th anniversary of MLK‘s last speech dropped in my email. Sometimes #readingsynchronicity is surreal. This book is going slowly, but it‘s good. 1968 was a pivotal year in U. S. history.
I was saddened this morning to hear about the death of Winnie Mandela. Coincidentally I‘ve been reading Long Walk to Freedom. I read this part when I finished tonight.
