I'll Be Right There by Kyung-sook Shin

I'll Be Right There

Kyung-sook Shin with Sora Kim-Russell (Translator)

320 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Description

How friendship, European literature, and a charismatic professor defy war, oppression, and the absurd Set in 1980s South Korea amid the tremors of political revolution, I’ll Be Right There follows Jung Yoon, a highly literate, twenty-something wom...

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Moods

sad 88%
emotional 84%
reflective 80%
dark 37%
challenging 25%
hopeful 22%
tense 18%
mysterious 11%
inspiring 10%
informative 5%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 50%
slow 43%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 79% | A mix: 17% | Plot: 3%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 42% | No: 10% | N/A: 3%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 7% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 44% | No: 26% | N/A: 22% | It's complicated: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 61% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 18%

Average rating

4.05

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