The romance aspect mentioned of Hansu is lost on me - but this book was bursting with characters. The sad, the angry, the lonely, the lost, the rich, and the poor all present themselves here, and all of them are folded into this Korean family that the reader follows.

This read was sad and enlightening - an education of the past which often is brutally sad. The characters bring the book to life though, and I would recommend this book for anyone who adores solid, fleshed out characterization.