Please Look After Mom by Kyung-sook Shin

Please Look After Mom

Kyung-sook Shin with Chi-Young Kim (Translator)

237 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

An international sensation and a bestseller that has sold over 1.5 million copies author's Korea, Please Look After Mom is a stunning, deeply moving story of a family's search for their missing mother - and their discovery of the desires, heartach...

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Moods

emotional 91%
sad 84%
reflective 78%
challenging 18%
dark 15%
mysterious 12%
tense 10%
hopeful 7%
inspiring 7%
informative 2%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 41%
fast 8%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 80% | A mix: 12% | Plot: 5%

Strong character development?

Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 14% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 32% | No: 14% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 43% | Yes: 35% | N/A: 11% | It's complicated: 9%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.89

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