A review by tracey1981
Concerning My Daughter by Kim Hye-Jin

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

3.75

This was an interesting, challenging read, written from the perspective of a mother contending with her own homophobia after her daughter and her daughter’s partner, a woman, move in with her. The mother is also a caregiver at a nursing home. It’s about gender, work, bodies and relationships. It’s a short-read so the characters are not as developed as I might have liked and there are some plot points especially to do with the elderly woman the mother was caring for that I wanted more context for. Overall a thought-provoking read that generated great discussion at the Radical Books Collective, particularly about intergenerational relations.
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