A review by isaiahyip
My Year Abroad by Chang-rae Lee

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The middle mass of this book is pretty hard to trudge through but is also necessary to piece together the ending. However, that said, one of my favorite endings to a novel. It came together with a neat little bow, that made me forget about how much of a chore most of the book felt like. The writing is also amazingly dense, rich and oddly poetic for the subject matter.