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小芯薪写卸褍
袉褋褌芯褉褨褟 小芯薪写卸褍 芯褏芯锌谢褞褦 锌芯薪邪写 写胁邪 写械褋褟褌懈谢褨褌褌褟. 小锌芯褔邪褌泻褍 写褨胁褔懈薪邪 蟹写芯斜褍胁邪褦 褋褍褔邪褋薪褍 芯褋胁褨褌褍 胁 袣芯褉械褩 褌邪 褍褟胁谢褟褦 褋芯斜褨 斜械蟹褏屑邪褉薪械, 胁褨谢褜薪械 卸懈褌褌褟. 袗谢械 屑懈褌褌褦胁芯 褩褩 褨写械邪谢懈 褉褍泄薪褍褞褌褜褋褟 斜邪谐邪褌芯胁褨泻芯胁芯褞 褌褉邪写懈褑褨褦褞 鈥� 屑邪褌懈 小芯薪写卸褍 芯褉谐邪薪褨蟹芯胁褍褦 褩泄 褕谢褞斜 褨蟹 褔芯谢芯胁褨泻芯屑, 褟泻芯谐芯 褌邪 薪褨泻芯谢懈 薪械 蟹褍褋褌褉褨褔邪谢邪. 孝邪泻 锌芯褔懈薪邪褦褌褜褋褟 芯褋芯斜懈褋褌邪 斜芯褉芯褌褜斜邪 褉芯蟹褍屑薪芯褩 卸褨薪泻懈 蟹邪 锌芯褕褍泻 褋胁芯谐芯 屑褨褋褑褟 胁 褋褍褋锌褨谢褜褋褌胁褨, 写械 写芯屑褨薪褍褞褌褜 褔芯谢芯胁褨泻懈.
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袦邪斜褍褌褜, 胁 屑械薪械 斜褍谢懈 写褍卸械 胁懈褋芯泻褨 芯褔褨泻褍胁邪薪薪褟 胁褨写 泻薪懈谐懈:
袛谢褟 屑械薪械 褑械 胁褨写褔褍胁邪谢芯褋褜 褟泻 芦褎邪泻褌懈 蟹 褨褋褌芯褉褨褩 袣芯褉械褩, 褟泻褨 屑懈 写芯写邪屑芯 (邪谢械 褨 胁芯薪懈 薪械 胁褋褨 写芯褋褌芯胁褨褉薪褨 薪邪褋锌褉邪胁写褨)禄 + 斜邪谐邪褌芯 褏芯褉芯褕懈褏 屑械褋械写卸褨胁 褎械屑褨薪褨蟹屑褍 (褖芯 写芯斜褉械), 邪谢械 胁 锌褨写褋褍屑泻褍 褋褌邪褦 褋褍屑薪芯, 斜芯 褟 薪械 斜邪褔褍 褌褍褌 褔芯谐芯褋褜 褌胁芯褉褔芯-锌褉懈褦屑薪芯谐芯, 褖芯 蟹邪褏芯褔械褌褜褋褟 锌械褉械褔懈褌邪褌懈, 褑械 锌褉芯褋褌芯 薪邪褔械 写谢褟 谐邪谢芯褔泻懈 斜褍谢芯 胁褋械.
袧邪胁褨褌褜 写褨褩 褋邪屑懈褏 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸褨胁 袚袚 斜褍谢懈 褔邪褋褌芯 芯褑褨薪械薪褨 写褍卸械 锌褉褟屑芯, 薪械 斜褍谢芯 屑褨褋褑褟 写谢褟 褍褟胁懈/谐褉懈 蟹 褨薪褌械褉锌褉械褌邪褑褨褟屑懈, + 写械褟泻褨 胁懈褋薪芯胁泻懈 斜褍谢懈 写褍卸械 褌芯锌芯褉薪懈屑懈 褨 屑薪芯褞 褑械 褋锌褉懈泄屑邪谢芯褋褜 褟泻 锌芯褟褋薪械薪薪褟 邪薪械泻写芯褌褍, 薪械褑褨泻邪胁芯. 孝邪泻芯谐芯 斜褍谢芯 写褍卸械 斜邪谐邪褌芯.
袚芯谢芯胁薪邪 谐械褉芯褩薪褟 - 屑械薪褨 薪械 胁写邪谢芯褋褜 褩泄 锌芯胁薪褨褋褌褞 褋锌褨胁褔褍胁邪褌懈: 褟泻 卸褨薪泻邪 褟 褩褩 褉芯蟹褍屑褨褞, 邪谢械 褟 薪械 写褍卸械 胁懈泻褍锌懈谢邪 褩褩 胁薪褍褌褉褨褕薪褨泄 褋胁褨褌, 胁芯薪邪 锌褉芯褋褌芯 褉芯斜懈谢邪 褟泻 褉芯斜懈褌褜褋褟, 褔邪褋褌芯 褉褨蟹泻芯 (锌褉懈写褍屑邪谢邪 蟹褉邪写懈褌懈 - 褨 褟泻芯褋褜 褌褉芯褕泻懈 薪械 写芯 写懈褌懈薪懈, 胁懈泄褕谢邪 蟹邪屑褨卸 - 薪械 蟹褉芯蟹褍屑褨谢芯 褔芯屑褍 褨 褌写). 袙 锌谢邪薪褨, 写谢褟 屑械薪械 锌褉懈褔懈薪 效袨袦校 胁芯薪邪 褖芯褋褜 褉芯斜懈褌褜 胁蟹邪谐邪谢褨 薪械 斜褍谢芯 锌芯屑褨褌薪芯, 褨 褟 薪械 蟹褉芯蟹褍屑褨谢邪 褩褩 锌械褉褋芯薪邪谢褨褌褨: 胁 芯写薪褨泄 谐谢邪胁褨 薪邪 锌芯褔邪褌泻褍 胁芯薪邪 蟹邪 褌械, 褖芯斜 芯褌褉懈屑褍胁邪褌懈 芯褋胁褨褌褍, 褋邪屑芯褉械邪谢褨蟹褍胁邪褌懈褋褜, 锌芯褌褨屑 胁褋械褉械写懈薪褨 褌褨褦褩 卸 谐谢邪胁懈 芦芯泻, 胁懈褏芯写卸褍 蟹邪屑褨卸 蟹邪 褨薪褕芯谐芯 斜芯 屑邪屑邪 褌邪泻 褋泻邪蟹邪谢邪禄. 袉 褟泻斜懈 褌邪屑 斜褍谢芯 斜褨谢褜褕械 锌褉芯 斜械泻谐褉邪褍薪写, 薪邪锌褉懈泻谢邪写, 袣芯褉械褩, 褟 斜懈 褑械 蟹褉芯蟹褍屑褨谢邪. 袗谢械 胁懈褏芯写懈谢芯 褌邪泻, 薪邪褔械 薪邪褋 蟹 胁邪屑懈, 褋褍褔邪褋薪懈泻褨胁, 蟹 薪邪褕懈屑懈 褍褟胁谢械薪薪褟屑懈 蟹邪褉邪蟹, 蟹邪薪褍褉懈谢懈 胁 褌褨 褉械邪谢褨褩 褨 褋褌懈谢褜 芯锌芯胁褨写邪薪薪褟 袧袝 胁褨写褉褨蟹薪褟褦褌褜褋褟 胁褨写 褋褜芯谐芯写械薪薪褟 薪邪褋锌褉邪胁写褨, 锌褉懈蟹屑邪 褌邪 卸 褋邪屑邪.
袩谢褞褋懈 胁 褑褜芯屑褍 褌械卸 褦:
1) 泻薪懈谐邪 写褍卸械 褋褍褏芯 褨 泻芯褉芯褌泻芯 胁懈泻谢邪写械薪邪 (芯褌 褔芯屑褍褋褜 薪械 芦薪邪锌懈褋邪薪邪禄 薪邪胁褨褌褜 锌褨写褏芯写懈褌褜 褋褞写懈);
2) 褟 褔褨褌泻芯 蟹褉芯蟹褍屑褨谢邪, 写械 褨 褟泻 屑懈 胁 锌芯斜褍褌褨 褉褨蟹薪褨 褨 褖芯 斜褍谢芯 褨薪邪泻褕懈屑, 邪谢械 褑械 薪械 胁泻谢褞褔懈谢芯 屑械薪械 械屑芯褑褨泄薪芯 褔懈 胁 褋锌褨胁锌械褉械卸懈胁邪薪薪褟, 褑械 斜褍谢芯 褟泻 屑芯褉邪谢褜 褟泻邪褋褜 邪斜芯 斜邪褋薪褟 写谢褟 7 泻谢邪褋褍;
3) 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸褨 - 薪械蟹胁邪卸邪褞褔懈 薪邪 褌械, 褖芯 褌褍褌 薪械屑邪 斜邪谐邪褌芯 泻谢褨褕械, 胁褋械 芯写薪芯 胁邪卸泻芯 胁泻谢褞褔懈褌懈褋褜 斜褍谢芯 (泻芯褉芯褌泻芯 褨 褋褍褏芯).
袉 胁 锌褨写褋褍屑泻褍, 褋褍屑薪芯, 斜芯 挟 小芯薪写卸褍 锌械褉械卸懈谢邪 写褍卸械 斜邪谐邪褌芯 锌芯写褨泄, 邪谢械 胁芯薪懈 褔邪褋褌芯 褌邪泻 褉褨蟹泻芯 褋褌邪胁邪谢懈褋褜 褨 褌芯褔泻芯胁芯 (褋褍褩褑懈写 斜谢懈蟹褜泻芯褩 谢褞写懈薪懈 褨 褌写), 褖芯 芯褔褨泻褍褦褕 褖芯 褌械斜械 屑芯卸械 褉芯蟹屑邪蟹邪褌懈 胁褨写 锌械褉械卸懈胁邪薪褜, 邪谢械 胁芯薪芯 褟泻 1 邪斜蟹邪褑 锌芯写褨泄 芯锌懈褋邪薪懈泄 胁 泻薪懈蟹褨 褨 写邪谢褨 褋褞卸械褌 芯写褉邪蟹褍 褉褍褏邪褦褌褜褋褟. 袉 胁懈褏芯写懈褌褜, 褖芯 斜褨谢褜褕褨褋褌褜 褔邪褋褍 胁 泻薪懈蟹褨 小芯薪写卸褍 锌褉芯胁械谢邪 褍 写褍屑泻邪褏 锌褉芯 屑懈薪褍谢械 邪斜芯 褟泻 屑芯谐谢芯 斜 褖芯褋褜 斜褍褌懈.
孝懈屑 薪械 屑械薪褕, 褌械, 褖芯 褏械锌褨械薪写 薪械 褋褌邪薪写邪褉褌薪懈泄, 邪谢械 胁 薪褜芯谐芯 胁褨褉懈褌褜褋褟 - 褑械 锌谢褞褋.
袩.褋.: 芯褌 薪邪胁褨褌褜 锌褉芯 褋械褋褌褉褍 斜褍谢芯 褋懈褉芯 薪邪锌懈褋邪薪芯: 褦 褌褨蟹械褉, 褖芯 芯褌 胁 薪械褩 褌邪泻邪 褑褨泻邪胁邪 褋械褋褌褉邪 褨 胁褋械 褌邪泻械, 褨 薪褨褔芯谐芯 薪械 褋褌邪谢芯褋褜, 薪褨褔芯谐芯 薪械 蟹屑褨薪懈谢芯褋褜, 锌褉芯 褋械褋褌褉褍 屑懈 斜褨谢褜褕械 薪褨褔芯谐芯 薪芯胁芯谐芯 薪械 写褨蟹薪邪褦屑芯褋褜.
袛谢褟 屑械薪械 褑械 胁褨写褔褍胁邪谢芯褋褜 褟泻 芦褎邪泻褌懈 蟹 褨褋褌芯褉褨褩 袣芯褉械褩, 褟泻褨 屑懈 写芯写邪屑芯 (邪谢械 褨 胁芯薪懈 薪械 胁褋褨 写芯褋褌芯胁褨褉薪褨 薪邪褋锌褉邪胁写褨)禄 + 斜邪谐邪褌芯 褏芯褉芯褕懈褏 屑械褋械写卸褨胁 褎械屑褨薪褨蟹屑褍 (褖芯 写芯斜褉械), 邪谢械 胁 锌褨写褋褍屑泻褍 褋褌邪褦 褋褍屑薪芯, 斜芯 褟 薪械 斜邪褔褍 褌褍褌 褔芯谐芯褋褜 褌胁芯褉褔芯-锌褉懈褦屑薪芯谐芯, 褖芯 蟹邪褏芯褔械褌褜褋褟 锌械褉械褔懈褌邪褌懈, 褑械 锌褉芯褋褌芯 薪邪褔械 写谢褟 谐邪谢芯褔泻懈 斜褍谢芯 胁褋械.
袧邪胁褨褌褜 写褨褩 褋邪屑懈褏 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸褨胁 袚袚 斜褍谢懈 褔邪褋褌芯 芯褑褨薪械薪褨 写褍卸械 锌褉褟屑芯, 薪械 斜褍谢芯 屑褨褋褑褟 写谢褟 褍褟胁懈/谐褉懈 蟹 褨薪褌械褉锌褉械褌邪褑褨褟屑懈, + 写械褟泻褨 胁懈褋薪芯胁泻懈 斜褍谢懈 写褍卸械 褌芯锌芯褉薪懈屑懈 褨 屑薪芯褞 褑械 褋锌褉懈泄屑邪谢芯褋褜 褟泻 锌芯褟褋薪械薪薪褟 邪薪械泻写芯褌褍, 薪械褑褨泻邪胁芯. 孝邪泻芯谐芯 斜褍谢芯 写褍卸械 斜邪谐邪褌芯.
袚芯谢芯胁薪邪 谐械褉芯褩薪褟 - 屑械薪褨 薪械 胁写邪谢芯褋褜 褩泄 锌芯胁薪褨褋褌褞 褋锌褨胁褔褍胁邪褌懈: 褟泻 卸褨薪泻邪 褟 褩褩 褉芯蟹褍屑褨褞, 邪谢械 褟 薪械 写褍卸械 胁懈泻褍锌懈谢邪 褩褩 胁薪褍褌褉褨褕薪褨泄 褋胁褨褌, 胁芯薪邪 锌褉芯褋褌芯 褉芯斜懈谢邪 褟泻 褉芯斜懈褌褜褋褟, 褔邪褋褌芯 褉褨蟹泻芯 (锌褉懈写褍屑邪谢邪 蟹褉邪写懈褌懈 - 褨 褟泻芯褋褜 褌褉芯褕泻懈 薪械 写芯 写懈褌懈薪懈, 胁懈泄褕谢邪 蟹邪屑褨卸 - 薪械 蟹褉芯蟹褍屑褨谢芯 褔芯屑褍 褨 褌写). 袙 锌谢邪薪褨, 写谢褟 屑械薪械 锌褉懈褔懈薪 效袨袦校 胁芯薪邪 褖芯褋褜 褉芯斜懈褌褜 胁蟹邪谐邪谢褨 薪械 斜褍谢芯 锌芯屑褨褌薪芯, 褨 褟 薪械 蟹褉芯蟹褍屑褨谢邪 褩褩 锌械褉褋芯薪邪谢褨褌褨: 胁 芯写薪褨泄 谐谢邪胁褨 薪邪 锌芯褔邪褌泻褍 胁芯薪邪 蟹邪 褌械, 褖芯斜 芯褌褉懈屑褍胁邪褌懈 芯褋胁褨褌褍, 褋邪屑芯褉械邪谢褨蟹褍胁邪褌懈褋褜, 锌芯褌褨屑 胁褋械褉械写懈薪褨 褌褨褦褩 卸 谐谢邪胁懈 芦芯泻, 胁懈褏芯写卸褍 蟹邪屑褨卸 蟹邪 褨薪褕芯谐芯 斜芯 屑邪屑邪 褌邪泻 褋泻邪蟹邪谢邪禄. 袉 褟泻斜懈 褌邪屑 斜褍谢芯 斜褨谢褜褕械 锌褉芯 斜械泻谐褉邪褍薪写, 薪邪锌褉懈泻谢邪写, 袣芯褉械褩, 褟 斜懈 褑械 蟹褉芯蟹褍屑褨谢邪. 袗谢械 胁懈褏芯写懈谢芯 褌邪泻, 薪邪褔械 薪邪褋 蟹 胁邪屑懈, 褋褍褔邪褋薪懈泻褨胁, 蟹 薪邪褕懈屑懈 褍褟胁谢械薪薪褟屑懈 蟹邪褉邪蟹, 蟹邪薪褍褉懈谢懈 胁 褌褨 褉械邪谢褨褩 褨 褋褌懈谢褜 芯锌芯胁褨写邪薪薪褟 袧袝 胁褨写褉褨蟹薪褟褦褌褜褋褟 胁褨写 褋褜芯谐芯写械薪薪褟 薪邪褋锌褉邪胁写褨, 锌褉懈蟹屑邪 褌邪 卸 褋邪屑邪.
袩谢褞褋懈 胁 褑褜芯屑褍 褌械卸 褦:
1) 泻薪懈谐邪 写褍卸械 褋褍褏芯 褨 泻芯褉芯褌泻芯 胁懈泻谢邪写械薪邪 (芯褌 褔芯屑褍褋褜 薪械 芦薪邪锌懈褋邪薪邪禄 薪邪胁褨褌褜 锌褨写褏芯写懈褌褜 褋褞写懈);
2) 褟 褔褨褌泻芯 蟹褉芯蟹褍屑褨谢邪, 写械 褨 褟泻 屑懈 胁 锌芯斜褍褌褨 褉褨蟹薪褨 褨 褖芯 斜褍谢芯 褨薪邪泻褕懈屑, 邪谢械 褑械 薪械 胁泻谢褞褔懈谢芯 屑械薪械 械屑芯褑褨泄薪芯 褔懈 胁 褋锌褨胁锌械褉械卸懈胁邪薪薪褟, 褑械 斜褍谢芯 褟泻 屑芯褉邪谢褜 褟泻邪褋褜 邪斜芯 斜邪褋薪褟 写谢褟 7 泻谢邪褋褍;
3) 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸褨 - 薪械蟹胁邪卸邪褞褔懈 薪邪 褌械, 褖芯 褌褍褌 薪械屑邪 斜邪谐邪褌芯 泻谢褨褕械, 胁褋械 芯写薪芯 胁邪卸泻芯 胁泻谢褞褔懈褌懈褋褜 斜褍谢芯 (泻芯褉芯褌泻芯 褨 褋褍褏芯).
袉 胁 锌褨写褋褍屑泻褍, 褋褍屑薪芯, 斜芯 挟 小芯薪写卸褍 锌械褉械卸懈谢邪 写褍卸械 斜邪谐邪褌芯 锌芯写褨泄, 邪谢械 胁芯薪懈 褔邪褋褌芯 褌邪泻 褉褨蟹泻芯 褋褌邪胁邪谢懈褋褜 褨 褌芯褔泻芯胁芯 (褋褍褩褑懈写 斜谢懈蟹褜泻芯褩 谢褞写懈薪懈 褨 褌写), 褖芯 芯褔褨泻褍褦褕 褖芯 褌械斜械 屑芯卸械 褉芯蟹屑邪蟹邪褌懈 胁褨写 锌械褉械卸懈胁邪薪褜, 邪谢械 胁芯薪芯 褟泻 1 邪斜蟹邪褑 锌芯写褨泄 芯锌懈褋邪薪懈泄 胁 泻薪懈蟹褨 褨 写邪谢褨 褋褞卸械褌 芯写褉邪蟹褍 褉褍褏邪褦褌褜褋褟. 袉 胁懈褏芯写懈褌褜, 褖芯 斜褨谢褜褕褨褋褌褜 褔邪褋褍 胁 泻薪懈蟹褨 小芯薪写卸褍 锌褉芯胁械谢邪 褍 写褍屑泻邪褏 锌褉芯 屑懈薪褍谢械 邪斜芯 褟泻 屑芯谐谢芯 斜 褖芯褋褜 斜褍褌懈.
孝懈屑 薪械 屑械薪褕, 褌械, 褖芯 褏械锌褨械薪写 薪械 褋褌邪薪写邪褉褌薪懈泄, 邪谢械 胁 薪褜芯谐芯 胁褨褉懈褌褜褋褟 - 褑械 锌谢褞褋.
袩.褋.: 芯褌 薪邪胁褨褌褜 锌褉芯 褋械褋褌褉褍 斜褍谢芯 褋懈褉芯 薪邪锌懈褋邪薪芯: 褦 褌褨蟹械褉, 褖芯 芯褌 胁 薪械褩 褌邪泻邪 褑褨泻邪胁邪 褋械褋褌褉邪 褨 胁褋械 褌邪泻械, 褨 薪褨褔芯谐芯 薪械 褋褌邪谢芯褋褜, 薪褨褔芯谐芯 薪械 蟹屑褨薪懈谢芯褋褜, 锌褉芯 褋械褋褌褉褍 屑懈 斜褨谢褜褕械 薪褨褔芯谐芯 薪芯胁芯谐芯 薪械 写褨蟹薪邪褦屑芯褋褜.
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December 21, 2021
I love to travel, both in real time and space and through images and words. Wondra Chang鈥檚 鈥淪onju鈥� took me on a journey unlike any I have experienced, deep into the political and cultural history of South Korea鈥檚 evolution. It is a coming of age story of a young, educated woman bound by tradition, but striving for identity, equality, fulfillment, and love. Ultimately, 鈥淪onju鈥� is an epic story of triumph, but one that does not come without devastating loss, heartbreak, and grief.
Beautifully rendered, this is a story not to be missed.
Beautifully rendered, this is a story not to be missed.
March 28, 2025
谐邪褉薪邪 褨褋褌芯褉褨褟, 胁芯写薪芯褔邪褋 褋褍屑薪邪 褌邪 薪邪写懈褏邪褞褔邪. 锌械褉械谐褍泻褍褦褌褜褋褟 蟹 袩邪褔懈薪泻芯 斜邪谐邪褌褜屑邪 屑芯屑械薪褌邪屑懈, 褏褨斜邪 屑械薪褕 写械褌邪谢褜薪芯 锌褉芯锌懈褋邪薪邪. 褨 蟹薪芯胁 写褍屑邪褦褌褜褋褟 褟泻械 褖邪褋褌褟 鈥� 芯斜懈褉邪褌懈 褔芯谢芯胁褨泻邪 褋邪屑褨泄, 薪邪胁褔邪薪薪褟 褔懈 泻邪褉始褦褉褍, 屑褨褋褑械 锌褉芯卸懈胁邪薪薪褟 褨 蟹邪谐邪谢芯屑 卸懈褌褌褦胁懈泄 褕谢褟褏
July 19, 2021
Sonju covers 23 years in the life of a young woman coming of age in a Korea torn by war and bound to customs that will change during the course of the novel, customs that have devastating personal effects on the very sympathetic protagonist. Korea is known as "America's Forgotten War," and this splendid, ambitious novel does much to bring Korean culture and history to the attention of American readers. The book forces the reader to ask how much culture impacts our choices and our freedom to realize our full individuality. One of the novel's many strengths is that Sonju herself comes to realize how much culture impacted the decisions others made for her and in that understanding to forgive those she once blamed for the heartbreak old traditions forced upon her. Highly recommended.
March 31, 2025
芦小芯薪写卸褍禄 袙芯薪写褉邪 效邪薪
袪芯蟹锌芯胁褨写褜 芯褏芯锌谢褞褦 23 褉芯泻懈 卸懈褌褌褟 屑芯谢芯写芯褩 卸褨薪泻懈 小芯薪写卸褍 (胁 锌械褉褨芯写 蟹 1946 锌芯 1969 褉褨泻) 褌邪 锌芯泻邪蟹褍褦 褔懈褋谢械薪薪褨 褌褉褍写薪芯褖褨 锌芯胁'褟蟹邪薪褨 蟹 褉芯写懈薪芯褞, 蟹邪褋褌邪褉褨谢褨 褌褉邪写懈褑褨褩, 胁褨泄薪褍, 胁褌褉邪褌懈 褔械褉械蟹 褋屑械褉褌褜 褨 胁褌褉邪褌懈 褔械褉械蟹 锌褉懈屑褏懈 卸懈褌褌褟 胁 袣芯褉械褩, 褖芯 蟹屑褨薪褞褦褌褜褋褟 蟹 褕邪谢械薪芯褞 褕胁懈写泻褨褋褌褞. 效褍写芯胁懈泄 褌胁褨褉, 薪邪锌懈褋邪薪懈泄 锌褉芯褋褌芯褞, 邪谢械 锌懈褕薪芯褞 屑芯胁芯褞.
袘邪褌褜泻懈 小芯薪写卸褍 胁谢邪褕褌芯胁褍褞褌褜 褩泄 褕谢褞斜 锌芯 写芯屑芯胁谢械薪芯褋褌褨 蟹 褋懈薪芯屑 斜邪谐邪褌芯谐芯 褎械褉屑械褉邪 写邪谢械泻芯 胁褨写 锌褉芯谐褉械褋懈胁薪芯谐芯 小械褍谢褍. 袩褨褋谢褟 蟹邪胁械褉褕械薪薪褟 褕泻芯谢懈, 胁芯薪邪 胁褌褉邪褔邪褦 屑芯卸谢懈胁褨褋褌褜 褋褍褔邪褋薪芯谐芯 褌邪 芯屑褉褨褟薪芯谐芯 鈥溞沸把呇栃葱叫拘承锯€� 卸懈褌褌褟, 褟泻械 胁芯薪邪 褋芯斜褨 褍褟胁谢褟谢邪, 蟹 褔芯谢芯胁褨泻芯屑, 褟泻懈泄 薪邪蟹懈胁邪褦 褩褩 褉褨胁薪芯褞 褋芯斜褨.
袨褋褜 褌褍褌 褨 锌芯褔懈薪邪褦褌褜褋褟 褨褋褌芯褉褨褟. 袦懈 锌褉芯卸懈胁邪褦屑芯 薪邪褋褌褍锌薪褨 写胁邪 写械褋褟褌懈谢褨褌褌褟 蟹 褑褨褦褞 褋胁邪胁褨谢褜薪芯褞, 胁芯谢褜芯胁芯褞 褌邪 褋屑褨谢懈胁芯褞 卸褨薪泻芯褞, 褟泻邪 薪褨泻芯谢懈 薪械 蟹邪写芯胁褨谢褜薪褟褦褌褜褋褟 褌懈屑, 褖芯 褩泄 薪械 写芯 胁锌芯写芯斜懈.
鈥溞⊙冄傃� 褍褋褜芯谐芯 卸懈胁芯谐芯 鈥� 胁芯谢褟. 孝褉械斜邪 斜芯褉芯褌懈褋褟 写芯 褋邪屑芯谐芯 泻褨薪褑褟, 褟泻 褑械泄 斜褍褉鈥櫻徯�. 袊泄 褌械卸 褌褉械斜邪 斜褍谢芯 写邪褌懈 胁褨写褋褨褔 褋胁芯褩泄 屑邪褌械褉褨 褌邪 褋褌芯褟褌懈 薪邪 褋胁芯褦屑褍 写芯 褋邪屑芯谐芯 泻褨薪褑褟. 孝邪泻 褋泻邪蟹邪谢邪 褋芯斜褨 小芯薪写卸褍 锌械褉械写 褌懈屑, 褟泻 锌褉芯泻芯胁褌薪褍褌懈 谐褨褉泻懈泄 泻谢褍斜芯泻 褌邪 锌械褉械泄褌懈 写芯 薪邪褋褌褍锌薪芯谐芯 斜褍褉鈥櫻徯窖冣€�.
小褞卸械褌薪邪 谢褨薪褨褟 斜褍谢邪 薪邪锌懈褋邪薪邪 薪邪褋褌褨谢褜泻懈 写芯斜褉械, 褖芯 胁懈 屑芯卸械褌械 胁褨写褔褍褌懈, 褟泻 胁懈褉芯褋谢懈 锌芯褉褍褔 褨蟹 小芯薪写卸褍, 褎邪泻褌懈褔薪芯 卸懈胁褍褔懈 褩褩 卸懈褌褌褟屑 褨 褋懈褌褍邪褑褨褦褞, 胁 褟泻褨泄 胁芯薪邪 芯锌懈薪懈谢邪褋褟. 袊褩 械屑芯褑褨褩, 芯褋芯斜谢懈胁芯 褩褩 胁褨写褔邪泄 褨 谐薪褨胁 褔械褉械蟹 褌械, 褖芯 褩褩 卸懈褌褌褟 蟹写邪胁邪谢芯褋褟 薪械 褌邪泻懈屑, 褟泻懈屑 胁芯薪邪 褏芯褌褨谢邪 斜褍褌懈, 斜褍谢懈 薪邪褋褌褨谢褜泻懈 褉械邪谢褜薪懈屑懈 褌邪 谢褞写褟薪懈屑懈, 褖芯 胁懈 薪械 屑芯卸械褌械 薪械 胁褨写褔褍胁邪褌懈 褌械 褋邪屑械.
袉薪芯写褨 胁芯薪邪 褋褍屑薪褨胁邪褦褌褜褋褟 胁 褋芯斜褨, 褨薪芯写褨 褋褍屑薪褨胁邪褦褌褜褋褟 胁 褌褨泄 蟹谢芯褋褌褨, 褟泻褍 胁褨写褔褍胁邪褦 写芯 褉褨写薪懈褏 褌邪 斜谢懈蟹褜泻懈褏 谢褞写械泄. 袞懈褌褌褟 锌褨写泻懈写邪谢芯 褩泄 胁褋械 薪芯胁褨 胁懈锌褉芯斜褍胁邪薪薪褟, 褌邪 胁褋械 卸 胁芯薪邪 屑褨褑薪芯 褋褌芯褟谢邪 薪邪 薪芯谐邪褏 褨 胁褋褞写懈 薪邪屑邪谐邪谢邪褋褜 蟹薪邪泄褌懈 锌芯蟹懈褌懈胁 褨 褋懈谢懈 卸懈褌懈 写邪谢褨.
鈥溾€� 携 褋褍锌械褉械褔褍 褋邪屑邪 褋芯斜褨. 袦芯褩 写褍屑泻懈 褉芯蟹屑懈褌褨. 携 薪械 屑芯卸褍 褌胁械褉械蟹芯 屑懈褋谢懈褌懈.
鈥� 袗 褟 泄 薪械 蟹薪邪褞, 褔懈 褦 胁蟹邪谐邪谢褨 薪邪 褋胁褨褌褨 谢褞写懈, 褟泻褨 屑芯卸褍褌褜. 袘褨谢褜褕褨褋褌褜 褨蟹 薪邪褋 锌褉芯褋褌芯 泄写械 胁锌械褉械写, 褨薪芯写褨 褉芯蟹谐褍斜谢械薪芯, 褨薪芯写褨 褔褨褌泻芯 褌邪 褌胁械褉械蟹芯, 邪谢械 褔邪褋褌褨褕械 薪邪胁褨褌褜 薪械 写褍屑邪褞褔懈.鈥�
芦小芯薪写卸褍禄 鈥� 褑械 泻薪懈谐邪, 褟泻邪 褋褌邪胁懈褌褜 蟹邪锌懈褌邪薪薪褟, 褔懈屑 屑懈 谐芯褌芯胁褨 锌芯卸械褉褌胁褍胁邪褌懈 蟹邪褉邪写懈 胁谢邪褋薪芯褩 褋胁芯斜芯写懈 褌邪 薪械蟹邪谢械卸薪芯褋褌褨. 袣薪懈谐邪, 褟泻邪 褉芯蟹泻褉懈胁邪褦 薪械 褌邪泻 锌褉芯褌懈褋褌芯褟薪薪褟 褋褌褉邪卸写邪薪薪褟屑 褌邪 褌褉邪谐械写褨褟屑, 邪 锌芯泻邪蟹褍褦 薪邪 褖芯 蟹写邪褌薪褨 胁懈褌褉懈胁邪谢褨褋褌褜 褌邪 锌褉邪谐薪械薪薪褟 写芯 褋邪屑芯褉械邪谢褨蟹邪褑褨褩. 袣薪懈谐邪, 锌褉芯 薪邪斜褍褌褌褟 褉褨胁薪芯褋褌褨 褨 斜芯褉芯褌褜斜褍 锌褉芯褌懈 褋褌械褉械芯褌懈锌褨胁 褋褍褋锌褨谢褜褋褌胁邪. 袩褉械泻褉邪褋薪邪 褨褋褌芯褉褨褟 褋懈谢褜薪芯褩 卸褨薪芯褔芯褩 褎褨谐褍褉懈.
袪芯蟹锌芯胁褨写褜 芯褏芯锌谢褞褦 23 褉芯泻懈 卸懈褌褌褟 屑芯谢芯写芯褩 卸褨薪泻懈 小芯薪写卸褍 (胁 锌械褉褨芯写 蟹 1946 锌芯 1969 褉褨泻) 褌邪 锌芯泻邪蟹褍褦 褔懈褋谢械薪薪褨 褌褉褍写薪芯褖褨 锌芯胁'褟蟹邪薪褨 蟹 褉芯写懈薪芯褞, 蟹邪褋褌邪褉褨谢褨 褌褉邪写懈褑褨褩, 胁褨泄薪褍, 胁褌褉邪褌懈 褔械褉械蟹 褋屑械褉褌褜 褨 胁褌褉邪褌懈 褔械褉械蟹 锌褉懈屑褏懈 卸懈褌褌褟 胁 袣芯褉械褩, 褖芯 蟹屑褨薪褞褦褌褜褋褟 蟹 褕邪谢械薪芯褞 褕胁懈写泻褨褋褌褞. 效褍写芯胁懈泄 褌胁褨褉, 薪邪锌懈褋邪薪懈泄 锌褉芯褋褌芯褞, 邪谢械 锌懈褕薪芯褞 屑芯胁芯褞.
袘邪褌褜泻懈 小芯薪写卸褍 胁谢邪褕褌芯胁褍褞褌褜 褩泄 褕谢褞斜 锌芯 写芯屑芯胁谢械薪芯褋褌褨 蟹 褋懈薪芯屑 斜邪谐邪褌芯谐芯 褎械褉屑械褉邪 写邪谢械泻芯 胁褨写 锌褉芯谐褉械褋懈胁薪芯谐芯 小械褍谢褍. 袩褨褋谢褟 蟹邪胁械褉褕械薪薪褟 褕泻芯谢懈, 胁芯薪邪 胁褌褉邪褔邪褦 屑芯卸谢懈胁褨褋褌褜 褋褍褔邪褋薪芯谐芯 褌邪 芯屑褉褨褟薪芯谐芯 鈥溞沸把呇栃葱叫拘承锯€� 卸懈褌褌褟, 褟泻械 胁芯薪邪 褋芯斜褨 褍褟胁谢褟谢邪, 蟹 褔芯谢芯胁褨泻芯屑, 褟泻懈泄 薪邪蟹懈胁邪褦 褩褩 褉褨胁薪芯褞 褋芯斜褨.
袨褋褜 褌褍褌 褨 锌芯褔懈薪邪褦褌褜褋褟 褨褋褌芯褉褨褟. 袦懈 锌褉芯卸懈胁邪褦屑芯 薪邪褋褌褍锌薪褨 写胁邪 写械褋褟褌懈谢褨褌褌褟 蟹 褑褨褦褞 褋胁邪胁褨谢褜薪芯褞, 胁芯谢褜芯胁芯褞 褌邪 褋屑褨谢懈胁芯褞 卸褨薪泻芯褞, 褟泻邪 薪褨泻芯谢懈 薪械 蟹邪写芯胁褨谢褜薪褟褦褌褜褋褟 褌懈屑, 褖芯 褩泄 薪械 写芯 胁锌芯写芯斜懈.
鈥溞⊙冄傃� 褍褋褜芯谐芯 卸懈胁芯谐芯 鈥� 胁芯谢褟. 孝褉械斜邪 斜芯褉芯褌懈褋褟 写芯 褋邪屑芯谐芯 泻褨薪褑褟, 褟泻 褑械泄 斜褍褉鈥櫻徯�. 袊泄 褌械卸 褌褉械斜邪 斜褍谢芯 写邪褌懈 胁褨写褋褨褔 褋胁芯褩泄 屑邪褌械褉褨 褌邪 褋褌芯褟褌懈 薪邪 褋胁芯褦屑褍 写芯 褋邪屑芯谐芯 泻褨薪褑褟. 孝邪泻 褋泻邪蟹邪谢邪 褋芯斜褨 小芯薪写卸褍 锌械褉械写 褌懈屑, 褟泻 锌褉芯泻芯胁褌薪褍褌懈 谐褨褉泻懈泄 泻谢褍斜芯泻 褌邪 锌械褉械泄褌懈 写芯 薪邪褋褌褍锌薪芯谐芯 斜褍褉鈥櫻徯窖冣€�.
小褞卸械褌薪邪 谢褨薪褨褟 斜褍谢邪 薪邪锌懈褋邪薪邪 薪邪褋褌褨谢褜泻懈 写芯斜褉械, 褖芯 胁懈 屑芯卸械褌械 胁褨写褔褍褌懈, 褟泻 胁懈褉芯褋谢懈 锌芯褉褍褔 褨蟹 小芯薪写卸褍, 褎邪泻褌懈褔薪芯 卸懈胁褍褔懈 褩褩 卸懈褌褌褟屑 褨 褋懈褌褍邪褑褨褦褞, 胁 褟泻褨泄 胁芯薪邪 芯锌懈薪懈谢邪褋褟. 袊褩 械屑芯褑褨褩, 芯褋芯斜谢懈胁芯 褩褩 胁褨写褔邪泄 褨 谐薪褨胁 褔械褉械蟹 褌械, 褖芯 褩褩 卸懈褌褌褟 蟹写邪胁邪谢芯褋褟 薪械 褌邪泻懈屑, 褟泻懈屑 胁芯薪邪 褏芯褌褨谢邪 斜褍褌懈, 斜褍谢懈 薪邪褋褌褨谢褜泻懈 褉械邪谢褜薪懈屑懈 褌邪 谢褞写褟薪懈屑懈, 褖芯 胁懈 薪械 屑芯卸械褌械 薪械 胁褨写褔褍胁邪褌懈 褌械 褋邪屑械.
袉薪芯写褨 胁芯薪邪 褋褍屑薪褨胁邪褦褌褜褋褟 胁 褋芯斜褨, 褨薪芯写褨 褋褍屑薪褨胁邪褦褌褜褋褟 胁 褌褨泄 蟹谢芯褋褌褨, 褟泻褍 胁褨写褔褍胁邪褦 写芯 褉褨写薪懈褏 褌邪 斜谢懈蟹褜泻懈褏 谢褞写械泄. 袞懈褌褌褟 锌褨写泻懈写邪谢芯 褩泄 胁褋械 薪芯胁褨 胁懈锌褉芯斜褍胁邪薪薪褟, 褌邪 胁褋械 卸 胁芯薪邪 屑褨褑薪芯 褋褌芯褟谢邪 薪邪 薪芯谐邪褏 褨 胁褋褞写懈 薪邪屑邪谐邪谢邪褋褜 蟹薪邪泄褌懈 锌芯蟹懈褌懈胁 褨 褋懈谢懈 卸懈褌懈 写邪谢褨.
鈥溾€� 携 褋褍锌械褉械褔褍 褋邪屑邪 褋芯斜褨. 袦芯褩 写褍屑泻懈 褉芯蟹屑懈褌褨. 携 薪械 屑芯卸褍 褌胁械褉械蟹芯 屑懈褋谢懈褌懈.
鈥� 袗 褟 泄 薪械 蟹薪邪褞, 褔懈 褦 胁蟹邪谐邪谢褨 薪邪 褋胁褨褌褨 谢褞写懈, 褟泻褨 屑芯卸褍褌褜. 袘褨谢褜褕褨褋褌褜 褨蟹 薪邪褋 锌褉芯褋褌芯 泄写械 胁锌械褉械写, 褨薪芯写褨 褉芯蟹谐褍斜谢械薪芯, 褨薪芯写褨 褔褨褌泻芯 褌邪 褌胁械褉械蟹芯, 邪谢械 褔邪褋褌褨褕械 薪邪胁褨褌褜 薪械 写褍屑邪褞褔懈.鈥�
芦小芯薪写卸褍禄 鈥� 褑械 泻薪懈谐邪, 褟泻邪 褋褌邪胁懈褌褜 蟹邪锌懈褌邪薪薪褟, 褔懈屑 屑懈 谐芯褌芯胁褨 锌芯卸械褉褌胁褍胁邪褌懈 蟹邪褉邪写懈 胁谢邪褋薪芯褩 褋胁芯斜芯写懈 褌邪 薪械蟹邪谢械卸薪芯褋褌褨. 袣薪懈谐邪, 褟泻邪 褉芯蟹泻褉懈胁邪褦 薪械 褌邪泻 锌褉芯褌懈褋褌芯褟薪薪褟 褋褌褉邪卸写邪薪薪褟屑 褌邪 褌褉邪谐械写褨褟屑, 邪 锌芯泻邪蟹褍褦 薪邪 褖芯 蟹写邪褌薪褨 胁懈褌褉懈胁邪谢褨褋褌褜 褌邪 锌褉邪谐薪械薪薪褟 写芯 褋邪屑芯褉械邪谢褨蟹邪褑褨褩. 袣薪懈谐邪, 锌褉芯 薪邪斜褍褌褌褟 褉褨胁薪芯褋褌褨 褨 斜芯褉芯褌褜斜褍 锌褉芯褌懈 褋褌械褉械芯褌懈锌褨胁 褋褍褋锌褨谢褜褋褌胁邪. 袩褉械泻褉邪褋薪邪 褨褋褌芯褉褨褟 褋懈谢褜薪芯褩 卸褨薪芯褔芯褩 褎褨谐褍褉懈.
May 3, 2021
[Wondra and I share the same publisher, so I was lucky to receive an advance reading copy and to be given the opportunity to write a blurb for the book.] This is an utterly remarkable debut. Chang gifts us with an epic pulsing with life, fevered with longing, brimming with hope, and coursing with humanity. It鈥檚 the kind of writing and storytelling that will settle into your heart, your soul, your very bones.
June 10, 2021
***I was given an eARC of this book in exchange for a fair review***
Sonju is a beautiful work of historical fiction written with spare yet lush prose.
Sonju's formative years take place during the Japanese occupation of South Korea. She receives a modern education, but is then thrust into a traditional lifestyle.
Sonju faces many cruelties in her life: an arranged, loveless marriage to man who views her as just another object in his life, death, and disownment from her birth and her married families, and her friends. Really she is outcast from society, mainly for being a woman who just wants what most of us want, love and and a fulfilling life.
She also had beauty in her life, mainly in the form of a found family of women who, for one reason or another, outcasts. Through these female friendships Sonju starts to blossom, although pain is still lurking in her life.
I have rarely read a book that has made me feel so many raw emotions and has characters who will live in my mind and heart for what I think will be a long, long time.
If you enjoy stories about overcoming tragedy, the unique ups and downs of female friendships, the joy that can be had in found family, female empowerment, and, most importantly, the beauty and tragedy of real life, I urge you to pick up a copy of Sonju.
Sonju is a beautiful work of historical fiction written with spare yet lush prose.
Sonju's formative years take place during the Japanese occupation of South Korea. She receives a modern education, but is then thrust into a traditional lifestyle.
Sonju faces many cruelties in her life: an arranged, loveless marriage to man who views her as just another object in his life, death, and disownment from her birth and her married families, and her friends. Really she is outcast from society, mainly for being a woman who just wants what most of us want, love and and a fulfilling life.
She also had beauty in her life, mainly in the form of a found family of women who, for one reason or another, outcasts. Through these female friendships Sonju starts to blossom, although pain is still lurking in her life.
I have rarely read a book that has made me feel so many raw emotions and has characters who will live in my mind and heart for what I think will be a long, long time.
If you enjoy stories about overcoming tragedy, the unique ups and downs of female friendships, the joy that can be had in found family, female empowerment, and, most importantly, the beauty and tragedy of real life, I urge you to pick up a copy of Sonju.
August 25, 2021
What a pleasure to spend my evenings with Sonju. No wonder this book earned a Kirkus star review! Each day I looked forward to getting back to reading of her feminist journey in patriarchal Korea. What a journey! From the Japanese occupation to the Korean War to the April Revolution I shared in Sonju鈥檚 suffering and triumph.
March 14, 2022
Follow Yu Sonju as she comes of age in the mid-1940s and is forced into an arranged marriage. The ups and downs of her life match Korea's rises and falls.
It was good to learn Korean history from the viewpoint of a person of Korean descent; my previously knowledge, what little there was, came from dry history books and watching MASH.
It was good to learn Korean history from the viewpoint of a person of Korean descent; my previously knowledge, what little there was, came from dry history books and watching MASH.
April 8, 2022
If you enjoyed PACHINKO, check out this riveting story of a young Korean woman in post-WWII who defies convention, at a cost. This book is all the more remarkable because it was written in the author's second language, after her retirement.
July 7, 2022
Sonju is really an incredible book. Sonju is a book that asks the question, how much would you sacrifice for your own freedom and autonomy. This is a question I think that is quite relevant for our contemporary times to cultures and people across the globe and certainly far from the Korean peninsula where this story takes place. Yet, it is also the richness of the details about Korean history and culture that make this book so vivid and so interesting. If you know little about the history of Korea, as I did when I began reading, it will definitely pique your curiosity to do a Google search or two and read about times in the Korean past like the Japanese occupation and the history of the Korean war and the fallout from that. Yet again, as much as this book explores the Korean culture in a reverent way, the character Sonju also is constantly bucking against cultural traditions to carve out a space for herself. In this way, the book has a universal type of quality, even as it takes place in a specific place across specific time periods, as every person must on their own journeys find ways to appreciate the places and traditions that shaped them while also finding ways to reshape those parts of tradition that do not serve them. I highly reccomend it! You will most definitely love the strong-willed and sensitive Sonju who the book is titled after!
March 18, 2025
袙邪卸谢懈胁褨 卸懈褌褌褦胁褨 褍褉芯泻懈 屑芯卸薪邪 芯褌褉懈屑邪褌懈 谢懈褕械 薪邪 胁谢邪褋薪懈褏 锌芯屑懈谢泻邪褏. 袛芯褉芯谐邪 写芯 褖邪褋褌褟 褦 褌械褉薪懈褋褌芯褞, 邪 芯褋芯斜谢懈胁芯, 泻芯谢懈 褌懈 卸褨薪泻邪. 袣薪懈谐邪 锌芯泻邪蟹褍褦 薪邪屑 褨褋褌芯褉褨褞 卸懈褌褌褟 小芯薪写卸褍 胁锌褉芯写芯胁卸 23 褉芯泻褨胁. 小锌芯褔邪褌泻褍 屑懈 蟹褍褋褌褉褨褔邪褦屑芯 写褨胁褔懈薪泻褍, 褍 褟泻褨泄 写芯褋褨 谐褉邪褦 褞薪邪褑褜泻懈泄 屑邪泻褋懈屑邪谢褨蟹屑, 胁芯薪邪 胁褨褉懈褌褜, 褖芯 蟹屑芯卸械 锌芯斜褍写褍胁邪褌懈 褉褨胁薪褨 胁褨写薪芯褋懈薪懈 蟹 锌邪褉褌薪械褉芯屑 褨 卸懈褌懈屑械 芦蟹邪褏褨写薪械禄 卸懈褌褌褟. 袗谢械 胁褋褨 屑褉褨褩 泄写褍褌褜 褕泻械褉械斜械褉褌褜, 泻芯谢懈 屑邪褌懈 胁懈褉褨褕褍褦 胁懈写邪褌懈 褩褩 蟹邪屑褨卸 蟹邪 写芯屑芯胁谢械薪褨褋褌褞.
袞懈褌褌褟 小芯薪写卸褍 锌芯泻邪蟹褍褞褌褜 褌邪泻芯卸 褔械褉械蟹 锌褉懈蟹屑褍 褨褋褌芯褉懈褔薪懈褏 锌芯写褨泄 褍 袩褨胁写械薪薪褨泄 袣芯褉械褩: 芯泻褍锌邪褑褨褟 携锌芯薪褨褦褞, 胁褨泄薪邪 蟹 袩褨胁薪褨褔薪芯褞 袣芯褉械褦褞, 锌邪写褨薪薪褟 袪械褋锌褍斜谢褨泻 褌邪 褋褌褍写械薪褌褋褜泻懈褏 褉械胁芯谢褞褑褨泄.
袧械 蟹胁邪卸邪褞褔懈 薪褨 薪邪 褖芯, 小芯薪写卸褍 芯褌褉懈屑褍褦 褉芯蟹谢褍褔械薪薪褟, 卸懈胁械 锌芯褉褍褔 蟹 泻芯褏邪薪懈屑 褔芯谢芯胁褨泻芯屑, 邪 锌芯褌褨屑 蟹薪邪褏芯写懈褌褜 褨 褋锌褉邪胁褍 写谢褟 写褍褕褨, 褟泻芯褞 屑芯卸械 蟹邪褉芯斜谢褟褌懈 褋芯斜褨 薪邪 卸懈褌褌褟.
孝邪泻芯卸 胁芯薪邪 蟹薪邪褏芯写懈褌褜 褋芯斜褨 褋褨屑鈥樠� 薪械 锌芯 泻褉芯胁褨, 邪 锌芯 写褍褏褍. 袞褨薪芯褔邪 写褉褍卸斜邪 写褉褍谐芯褩 褔邪褋褌懈薪懈 - 褑械 屑芯褟 褍谢褞斜谢械薪邪 谢褨薪褨褟 褑褜芯谐芯 褉芯屑邪薪褍. 校 褉邪写芯褋褌褨 泄 褍 谐芯褉褨 胁芯薪懈 锌褨写褌褉懈屑褍胁邪谢懈 芯写薪邪 芯写薪褍, 胁懈写邪胁邪谢懈 蟹邪屑褨卸, 芯褌褉懈屑褍胁邪谢懈 褉芯蟹谢褍褔械薪薪褟, 胁褨写泻褉懈胁邪谢懈 斜褨蟹薪械褋懈 褨 锌褉芯褋褌芯 锌褨写褌褉懈屑褍胁邪谢懈 褍 薪邪泄褋泻谢邪写薪褨褕褨 屑芯屑械薪褌懈 卸懈褌褌褟.
袩械褉褕懈泄 褔芯谢芯胁褨泻 小芯薪写卸褍 褏芯褌褨胁 蟹褉芯斜懈褌懈 蟹 薪械褩 锌褉懈泻褉邪褋褍 写芯 褋胁芯谐芯 芯斜褉邪蟹褍 卸懈褌褌褟, 写褉褍谐懈泄 卸械 锌芯写邪褉褍胁邪胁 褩泄 斜邪卸邪薪褍 褎褨薪邪薪褋芯胁褍 薪械蟹邪谢械卸薪褨褋褌褜, 斜芯 芦卸褨薪泻邪 屑褍褋懈褌褜 屑邪褌懈 胁谢邪褋薪褨 蟹邪芯褖邪写卸械薪薪褟禄, 邪 褌褉械褌褨泄 锌褉懈泄薪褟胁 褩褩 褟泻 褉褨胁薪褍 褋芯斜褨, 蟹 褍褋褨屑 褩褩 卸懈褌褌褦胁懈屑 褕谢褟褏芯屑, 褉邪写芯褖邪屑懈 褌邪 锌械褔邪谢褟屑懈.
袞懈褌褌褟 小芯薪写卸褍 锌芯泻邪蟹褍褞褌褜 褌邪泻芯卸 褔械褉械蟹 锌褉懈蟹屑褍 褨褋褌芯褉懈褔薪懈褏 锌芯写褨泄 褍 袩褨胁写械薪薪褨泄 袣芯褉械褩: 芯泻褍锌邪褑褨褟 携锌芯薪褨褦褞, 胁褨泄薪邪 蟹 袩褨胁薪褨褔薪芯褞 袣芯褉械褦褞, 锌邪写褨薪薪褟 袪械褋锌褍斜谢褨泻 褌邪 褋褌褍写械薪褌褋褜泻懈褏 褉械胁芯谢褞褑褨泄.
袧械 蟹胁邪卸邪褞褔懈 薪褨 薪邪 褖芯, 小芯薪写卸褍 芯褌褉懈屑褍褦 褉芯蟹谢褍褔械薪薪褟, 卸懈胁械 锌芯褉褍褔 蟹 泻芯褏邪薪懈屑 褔芯谢芯胁褨泻芯屑, 邪 锌芯褌褨屑 蟹薪邪褏芯写懈褌褜 褨 褋锌褉邪胁褍 写谢褟 写褍褕褨, 褟泻芯褞 屑芯卸械 蟹邪褉芯斜谢褟褌懈 褋芯斜褨 薪邪 卸懈褌褌褟.
孝邪泻芯卸 胁芯薪邪 蟹薪邪褏芯写懈褌褜 褋芯斜褨 褋褨屑鈥樠� 薪械 锌芯 泻褉芯胁褨, 邪 锌芯 写褍褏褍. 袞褨薪芯褔邪 写褉褍卸斜邪 写褉褍谐芯褩 褔邪褋褌懈薪懈 - 褑械 屑芯褟 褍谢褞斜谢械薪邪 谢褨薪褨褟 褑褜芯谐芯 褉芯屑邪薪褍. 校 褉邪写芯褋褌褨 泄 褍 谐芯褉褨 胁芯薪懈 锌褨写褌褉懈屑褍胁邪谢懈 芯写薪邪 芯写薪褍, 胁懈写邪胁邪谢懈 蟹邪屑褨卸, 芯褌褉懈屑褍胁邪谢懈 褉芯蟹谢褍褔械薪薪褟, 胁褨写泻褉懈胁邪谢懈 斜褨蟹薪械褋懈 褨 锌褉芯褋褌芯 锌褨写褌褉懈屑褍胁邪谢懈 褍 薪邪泄褋泻谢邪写薪褨褕褨 屑芯屑械薪褌懈 卸懈褌褌褟.
袩械褉褕懈泄 褔芯谢芯胁褨泻 小芯薪写卸褍 褏芯褌褨胁 蟹褉芯斜懈褌懈 蟹 薪械褩 锌褉懈泻褉邪褋褍 写芯 褋胁芯谐芯 芯斜褉邪蟹褍 卸懈褌褌褟, 写褉褍谐懈泄 卸械 锌芯写邪褉褍胁邪胁 褩泄 斜邪卸邪薪褍 褎褨薪邪薪褋芯胁褍 薪械蟹邪谢械卸薪褨褋褌褜, 斜芯 芦卸褨薪泻邪 屑褍褋懈褌褜 屑邪褌懈 胁谢邪褋薪褨 蟹邪芯褖邪写卸械薪薪褟禄, 邪 褌褉械褌褨泄 锌褉懈泄薪褟胁 褩褩 褟泻 褉褨胁薪褍 褋芯斜褨, 蟹 褍褋褨屑 褩褩 卸懈褌褌褦胁懈屑 褕谢褟褏芯屑, 褉邪写芯褖邪屑懈 褌邪 锌械褔邪谢褟屑懈.
September 5, 2022
Darn. A disjointed writing style (needed edits) of the life and times of Sonju (1940s-mid 60s). Very little is taught in US schools about Korea other than the war of the early 50s. This book awakened a curiosity to the life and times between when Japan lost WWII and retreated the peninsula, to 3 home governmental regimes that failed, a military coup, the war between the Koreas, and American influences after from economics, material goods to marriages and changing customs. Sonju is caught between familial duty and her heart's desire, with cultural and societal expectations weighing her choices down. Although an interesting topic to read from a woman living in the times (historical fiction), it's jumpy style took me months to complete. Depressing throughout, it at least had an upbeat end.
August 8, 2023
Sonju is a saga, really, in not that many pages. It opens with a young woman, Sonju, in 1947 Korea. She wants to marry for love, but to avoid that, her parents send her off to the country to marry a wealthy farming clansman's son. She is effectively banished from society and all her friends, but she had been an intelligent girl, interested in the goings on in the world. Her new husband is cold and the marriage is not happy. I will stop giving details there... That's just how it starts. Twenty years pass in the telling of the story, and readers get a rare look at the history of Korea during the war there. Chang explores this time of major cultural change for Korea and especially for Korean women.
August 23, 2021
I thoroughly enjoyed reading "Sonju." The story is compelling, and I learned much about Korean culture and history in the timeframe 1946 to 1969. The writing is extremely readable and flows effortlessly.
This book is a 鈥渕ust read鈥� for the story and, if you鈥檙e like me, for the Korean history. Sonju is a young, educated woman who wishes to make her own decisions about the direction of her life. She loves a lifelong friend/fellow student. When her mother learns of this, she quickly forces Sonju into a loveless marriage to a stranger from the countryside. Sonju attempts to adjust, but is ultimately forced to take control of her life. A touching story of a courageous young woman.
This book is a 鈥渕ust read鈥� for the story and, if you鈥檙e like me, for the Korean history. Sonju is a young, educated woman who wishes to make her own decisions about the direction of her life. She loves a lifelong friend/fellow student. When her mother learns of this, she quickly forces Sonju into a loveless marriage to a stranger from the countryside. Sonju attempts to adjust, but is ultimately forced to take control of her life. A touching story of a courageous young woman.
May 8, 2022
SONJU by Wondra Chang is an excellent example of one of my favorite kinds of novels: historical fiction set in a time and place that I know almost nothing about.
Not only do you learn very much about the complex world of Korean families and their traditions in the mid 20th century, but you learn so much about the interior life of the people, and fascinating combination of feelings, expectations, and cultural traditions that shape their lives, played out against the backdrop of terrible war.
This is a great story with unforgettable characters, particularly Sonju herself, a woman willing to take on the world and risk everything, to be the master of her own life.
Not only do you learn very much about the complex world of Korean families and their traditions in the mid 20th century, but you learn so much about the interior life of the people, and fascinating combination of feelings, expectations, and cultural traditions that shape their lives, played out against the backdrop of terrible war.
This is a great story with unforgettable characters, particularly Sonju herself, a woman willing to take on the world and risk everything, to be the master of her own life.
August 7, 2023
This book read more of a history of a South Korean woman鈥檚 journey during the Korean War than a novel. I learned a lot from it. My heart goes out to women of those cultures that have had to fight for their independence and just listening to what their heart tells them to do. I think this would鈥檝e been an amazing novel had the author developed the characters and had gone into deep detail. This could鈥檝e been such an epic, beautiful novel. In saying that, I did enjoy reading it, and I did learn something and I will suggest this book to other people. However, in this day and age with how novels are written, so much more could鈥檝e been done with this book to really tell this amazing story.
July 26, 2021
Sonju is a gripping tale spanning several years of a young woman's life. The novel gives insight into Sonju's emotional and mental processes through many difficulties with family, outmoded traditions, war, privation and loss; loss through death, and loss through the vagaries of life in a rapidly changing Korea. Chang writes in a unique and endearing voice perfect for the telling of Sonju's trials and victories. Sonju struggles, and Sonju overcomes. I recommend you start this novel when you have some free time. You will not want to put it down!
August 21, 2022
Sonju rebels against the her family and their traditional cultural values, but even her strength, intelligence, and determination are no match for her family's tradition of order and obedience. She will find her way in very unexpected ways, and this, I think is a major strength of this book. I knew so little about the Japanese occupation of Japan and so little of how of the Korean War began. I thank Wondra Chang for giving me a Korean perspective on these events and so much more.
The book is beautifully written, and Sonju is a memorable character.
A treat to read.
The book is beautifully written, and Sonju is a memorable character.
A treat to read.
May 28, 2021
As Sonju grows up in Korea, first Japanese-occupied and later under American occupation, she struggles to find her place in an ever-changing world. She is a modern woman in 1946, whose education and values do not always mirror the culture and traditions of her heritage.
A wonderful, wonderful book, to be read and cherished.
I read this EARC courtesy of Edelweiss and Madville Publishing. Pub date 07/16/21
A wonderful, wonderful book, to be read and cherished.
I read this EARC courtesy of Edelweiss and Madville Publishing. Pub date 07/16/21
February 18, 2024
his story takes place in Seoul Korea in 1946. The American Military has become the new occupiers
after the cruel rein of the Japanese. Sonju is a modern thinking girl and wants to marry her
childhood friend and now lover. She wants to go to the University. When she tells her parents about her desires, her Mother quickly arranges a marriage with a man who lives far away and own a large
farm. Good story about the customs of Korea in 1946 and backwards.
after the cruel rein of the Japanese. Sonju is a modern thinking girl and wants to marry her
childhood friend and now lover. She wants to go to the University. When she tells her parents about her desires, her Mother quickly arranges a marriage with a man who lives far away and own a large
farm. Good story about the customs of Korea in 1946 and backwards.
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August 15, 2021I have just finished reading this riveting tale of Sonju, a Korean woman鈥檚 life journey from the time she was 19 until she was 41 years of age. It is a well written tale of one woman鈥檚 sorrows, challenges and triumphs. The characters are well developed within the confines of war torn Korea. I could have finished this book in one sitting, but I did not want my friendship with Sonju to end.
June 15, 2022
Sonju's story took me to a place and a culture I know very little about and connected me with a woman whose ambitions, loves and losses are universal to all women. My heart broke and then rejoiced with Sonju as she faced and conquered life's disappointments and great accomplishments. Wondra Chang is a brilliant writer, and her story is not one to be missed.
December 3, 2024
okay.. just didnt rock my reading list.. found it tepid.. what do i mean by that.. it didnt go anywhere in any 'strong' or deeply interesting way.. i think there could have been so much more in character development.. the husband, the best friend, MS CHo.. all potentially interesting characters that could have been a lot "larger" and added more interest.. not at all what I had hoped for.
September 1, 2021
Beautiful story of a strong woman in a male dominated culture.
I learned much about South Korean culture and how it has evolved by reading this engrossing novel. The beautiful telling of the life of a strong woman in a male dominated society is relatable to many cultures.
I learned much about South Korean culture and how it has evolved by reading this engrossing novel. The beautiful telling of the life of a strong woman in a male dominated society is relatable to many cultures.
November 13, 2021
Heartbreaking and beautiful. But I've found, that the journey of finding yourself usually goes just like that. Full of Heartbreak but beautiful nonetheless. I related to Sonju so much during reading this and I'm happy she finally found who she was. Beautiful story.
August 9, 2022
A tale of a Korean woman coming of age in the 50s amidst war and an age of few rights for women. The story bogged down in the last quarter of the book when the author seemed to want to cover too much Korean history. 3.5
SA book club choice.
SA book club choice.
October 11, 2021
Sonju is a vivid and emotionally riveting read. I was immediately drawn into the period and culture in which Sonju existed. The story is mesmerizing.
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March 11, 2022I liked this book and its premise and ideologies. I do feel like the writing was bit stilted and could鈥檝e used some polishing to have it flow a bit better/more naturally.
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