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To Be Fair, I tend to love Agatha Christie while still having some issues with her one of her books that were my favorite book until I realized the pass names for it. I also want to re-read the book to see if there were blatant racism and bigotry throughout the book that I didn't see in my first read.
This book has a low rating because I just did not like it. I only liked the suspense part in the last 40 pages or so. I must say that I was not prepared for who killed Lord Edgware but in today's world....in a marriage Police Officers always go to their (blank) to rule them out as a being suspects in the murder.
This book has a low rating because I just did not like it. I only liked the suspense part in the last 40 pages or so. I must say that I was not prepared for who killed Lord Edgware but in today's world....in a marriage Police Officers always go to their (blank) to rule them out as a being suspects in the murder.
I am adore Angie’s novels and how relatable her characters are to myself and black communities around the United States. The way Angie depicts Jay (Bri’s mom) uncanny ability to know what she said under her breathe and the meaning of the side eye gave me so much life. It even caused me to think about the things I went through growing up as a black girl raised by a black woman who took no nonsense.
However, Bri poverty circumstances caused her to do and say things that caused her to jeopardize the relationship and safety of her family and friends. Bri was going through puberty and didn’t understand how the world works. I appreciate how patient and honest her mother (Jay) was with her. She struggled with Bri and tried to encourage Bri to be a kid but Bri wanted to fix things! Which is very relatable!
Also Bri and I have the same name and I felt like her mama was yelling and talking directly to me!
This is 3 stars because it was pretty predictable in my opinion but I love Angie and how she constantly write literature pertaining to black culture.
However, Bri poverty circumstances caused her to do and say things that caused her to jeopardize the relationship and safety of her family and friends. Bri was going through puberty and didn’t understand how the world works. I appreciate how patient and honest her mother (Jay) was with her. She struggled with Bri and tried to encourage Bri to be a kid but Bri wanted to fix things! Which is very relatable!
Also Bri and I have the same name and I felt like her mama was yelling and talking directly to me!
This is 3 stars because it was pretty predictable in my opinion but I love Angie and how she constantly write literature pertaining to black culture.
I found this book to be very informative and helped satisfy my curiosity about true crimes while also learning about the personal lives of the authors. I never listen to their podcasts before this and do not plan to in the future. Not because I did not enjoy the book, I did. Especially sections about the loss of family members. I am generally not a person who likes to listen to podcasts. I love how they are two women who can admit when they are misinformed and take their listeners' suggestions into consideration. With that being said, towards the very end of the book, one of the authors made a comment about "strange or weird names of towns in Wisconsin." I am simply paraphrasing here. I would like for the authors to know that most towns and cities' names are named after the ancestral lands, history, or ties to Indigenous/Native American people in Wisconsin. Not many states have this unique quality. Calling the names of the towns "strange or weird" is a form of privilege and contributes to the erasure of Native cultures. Just because a word is different on your tongue doesn't mean it is strange or weird. Just how people have learned to say, Karen, Kari, Amanda, and Sarah with ease, we need to be better at learning how to say other people's names and words as well. At least make an effort to do so.
This book explores boundaries and truth! I found myself engulfed by Pearl and her stories. I also found myself enraged by individuals who saw Mia and Pearl’s relationship as a threat and wished to explore to use it as ammunition to tear their bound apart.
The mai ling story touched me the most. The lost of a child is something that is unbearable and hard to process. I can only imagine.
The mai ling story touched me the most. The lost of a child is something that is unbearable and hard to process. I can only imagine.
I have many thoughts for this book but a review will be posted on my youtube channel. Updates to follow.
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This story follows two young women who were best friends: Mi-Ja and Young Sook. They both were on the Korean island of Jeju. They kept each other secrets and manifested an unbreakable bond at 7 years old. Mi-Ja came from a proud family, specifically, her mother and her father had some gambling debts. Young Sook was not so lucky. However, Young Sook looks were something that most people talk about.
Mi Ja and Young Sook got married at a young age (around the early twenties). It was a difference in celebration at their weddings and how their husbands treated them. They were women raised by the ways of the sea and came to become skill divers. The culture to which they belong to and geographically location focused on women being the leaders, decision-makers, and breadwinners. Men were seen as helpless and not having all the capabilities of understanding things due to their sensitivity.
I found myself intrigued by the cultural nuances throughout the book. Lisa See has a gift of telling a story about sisters and the path and heartbreak. Throughout the story, the two friends turned sisters turned enemies suffered a loss that no person should suffer. They survive a massacre, death of a spouse, death of children, DV, and the death of family members. I don't want to give too much away.
This is a telling of pain, love, and the power of forgiveness.
-- Story Line --
This story follows two young women who were best friends: Mi-Ja and Young Sook. They both were on the Korean island of Jeju. They kept each other secrets and manifested an unbreakable bond at 7 years old. Mi-Ja came from a proud family, specifically, her mother and her father had some gambling debts. Young Sook was not so lucky. However, Young Sook looks were something that most people talk about.
Mi Ja and Young Sook got married at a young age (around the early twenties). It was a difference in celebration at their weddings and how their husbands treated them. They were women raised by the ways of the sea and came to become skill divers. The culture to which they belong to and geographically location focused on women being the leaders, decision-makers, and breadwinners. Men were seen as helpless and not having all the capabilities of understanding things due to their sensitivity.
I found myself intrigued by the cultural nuances throughout the book. Lisa See has a gift of telling a story about sisters and the path and heartbreak. Throughout the story, the two friends turned sisters turned enemies suffered a loss that no person should suffer. They survive a massacre, death of a spouse, death of children, DV, and the death of family members. I don't want to give too much away.
This is a telling of pain, love, and the power of forgiveness.
The author motivation behind writing this book is admirable. Police brutality of black and brown bodies has been plaguing this country for hundreds of years. If you feel for those voices in the book. Those who were murder by those in power... then mourn for Tamar Rice, Sandra Bland, Treyvon Martin, etc., and the other unspoken names. Say their names and remember them.
Zeile became my favorite character because her stubbornness is unmatched. Her relationship with Zane (her brother) was so relatable to me. I understand that kind of sibling rivalry and betrayal. Her relationship with the crown prince was unexpected to say the least. Although I liked the world of this book, it was too dark. Too dark as in I have to be in a certain mind set to read about so much pain. I should have waited until the summer to read this book.
Overall I like the book and wanted it to be quicker in the beginning. I’m so happy that African Authors are becoming more and more mainstream. I’m excited for book two.
Zeile became my favorite character because her stubbornness is unmatched. Her relationship with Zane (her brother) was so relatable to me. I understand that kind of sibling rivalry and betrayal. Her relationship with the crown prince was unexpected to say the least. Although I liked the world of this book, it was too dark. Too dark as in I have to be in a certain mind set to read about so much pain. I should have waited until the summer to read this book.
Overall I like the book and wanted it to be quicker in the beginning. I’m so happy that African Authors are becoming more and more mainstream. I’m excited for book two.