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A review by picotly
The Starlet and the Spy by Ji-Min Lee
2.0
2.5-3
Best read in one or two sittings. Alice's story is the strongest aspect of the book and I thinkbit does a really good job if looking a war as a traumatic, far reaching epxerience. Marilyn featured less than I expected but I think the book was more focused on Alice as a whole so I didn't mind too much. Translation felt a bit clunky sometimes but I will say that I was really interested in the use of comparisons throughout the book. They made me, weirdly enough, but really consider them as a way of making powerful connections through everyday things which I feel like you don't really see a lot of as a writing style.
Best read in one or two sittings. Alice's story is the strongest aspect of the book and I thinkbit does a really good job if looking a war as a traumatic, far reaching epxerience. Marilyn featured less than I expected but I think the book was more focused on Alice as a whole so I didn't mind too much. Translation felt a bit clunky sometimes but I will say that I was really interested in the use of comparisons throughout the book. They made me, weirdly enough, but really consider them as a way of making powerful connections through everyday things which I feel like you don't really see a lot of as a writing style.