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쇼코의 미소 by Eun-young Choi

charo's review against another edition

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emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

elisaviihde's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Loved Michaela.

lit_as_fakh's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

isalou's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

juliakobielska's review against another edition

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5.0

Najpiękniejsza książka, jaką przeczytałam w tym roku. Każde słowo, które w niej się pojawia, jest jak otulający koc lub uścisk kogoś, z kim czujemy się bezpiecznie.
Każda z historii w tym zbiorze porusza, wzrusza i daje przestrzeń na emocje. Będę już zawsze wdzięczna Choi Eunyoung oraz Marcie Niewiadomskiej za ten tekst, za to, że stworzyły przestrzeń, w której znalazłam swoje uczucia. Bo w tych opowiadaniach po prostu można znaleźć siebie, swoje strachy, niepewności, łzy, ale też i wspomnienia i szczęście.
Zwłaszcza tytułowe opowiadanie, „Uśmiech Shoko”, trudno napisać o nim coś mądrego, ono zwyczajnie jest. Przeszywa serce, dociera do najgłębszych czeluści mózgu i serca i rozbudza emocje, o których się zapomniało, które się wyparło. Shoko i Soyu są ucieleśnieniem lęków i zmartwień, ale jednocześnie postaciami, które wyciszają zgiełk niepewności. Czułam, że nawet w słowach „Jesteśmy teraz same”, kryje się zapewnienie czytelnika, że nie utkwił w tej samotności.

kerri_f2003's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

saramdeuri's review against another edition

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not exactly enjoying the writing style or the characters in most of these short stories, and I really just... have other stuff I want to read. 

sisforsony's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25


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juliacornejo's review against another edition

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4.0

These stories were amazing, like every single one, but I cannot give this book five stars because each story made me BAWL MY EYES OUT. It’s like sad because it’s regular scenarios that happen to regular people and not like overly dramatic in any way, just in the way that regular everyday life is sad. So everytime I read a story, I felt like absolute shit because it was so sad and then I wouldn’t want to read, but like the stories were so good lol

iqraina's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

4.0