A review by heli613
Bitna, sous le ciel de Séoul by J.M.G. Le Clézio
3.0
When I started this book, I couldn’t help but be a bit skeptical: what could an old French man have to say about a young woman from South Korea?
In the end, I feel like appart from a few references of places or food, there wasn’t that much about Korea itself, nor its society. It wasn’t bad tho, and while reading I still felt like I was in somewhere in Seoul, with Bitna and her stories. The references just seemed a bit superficial at times, but it’s probably because I had too high expectations.
I usually love when there are different stories within one book, and when they get intertwined, and on that aspect I was satisfied. I didn’t like all of the stories Bitna told Salomé, but they were still intriguing enough that I kept on reading.
Overall, I didn’t not love this book as much as I wish I would, but it was still a pleasant read, nicely written and quite poetic, and I’ll definitely try to read more from this author
In the end, I feel like appart from a few references of places or food, there wasn’t that much about Korea itself, nor its society. It wasn’t bad tho, and while reading I still felt like I was in somewhere in Seoul, with Bitna and her stories. The references just seemed a bit superficial at times, but it’s probably because I had too high expectations.
I usually love when there are different stories within one book, and when they get intertwined, and on that aspect I was satisfied. I didn’t like all of the stories Bitna told Salomé, but they were still intriguing enough that I kept on reading.
Overall, I didn’t not love this book as much as I wish I would, but it was still a pleasant read, nicely written and quite poetic, and I’ll definitely try to read more from this author