First Impressions of The Picture Bride

jam1011
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Jul 19 2022 – 02:18 PM

Felt slow to me.

I was curious about this book but I found the first impression excerpt to be a little slow for...

beavcakes
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Jul 19 2022 – 11:45 AM

Intriguing

I am a huge fan of Min Jin Lee's booms, specifically Pachinko, and this book gives me those...

pandas99pandas
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Jul 19 2022 – 10:09 AM

Beautiful

I've recently discovered this year that I do in fact enjoy historical fiction, it just has to the...

kksolliday
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Jul 19 2022 – 12:38 AM

Wow!

This book immediately drew me in. I know very little about Korean culture and history and found...

shoeguru
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Jul 18 2022 – 09:45 PM

Interesting

I have read about mail order brides in the past, however this seems like such a unique, voice and...

trishanna311
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Jul 18 2022 – 08:25 PM

Good start

The first thing I noticed was how much I liked the writing style. It was flowing and not overly...

marjoh13
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Jul 18 2022 – 07:41 PM

Good

After I finished reading the brief excerpt from this new novel based on historical events and an...

books.with.courtney
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Jul 18 2022 – 06:47 PM

Not for me

The cover is gorgeous, looks like water paint and just really sets the tone for the...

mcbr21
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Jul 18 2022 – 05:45 PM

Interesting

The Picture Bride by Lee Geum-yi sounds like a good book. I like the story and the focus on...

ifthebook
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Jul 18 2022 – 05:14 PM

Okay

This seems like a really interesting plot and historical setting, but I had a hard time getting...

weeziel
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Jul 18 2022 – 05:13 PM

A piece of history

The cover is beautiful, it looks like a watercolor painting. This time period is not something...

cinhunt
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Jul 18 2022 – 05:11 PM

Interesting

I’ve been reading lots of historical fiction books lately but none were about Koreans. It’s sad...

mjlog
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Jul 18 2022 – 05:09 PM

Captured My Interest

This bit of historical fiction has definitely captured my interest. I care about these...

bwagner
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Jul 18 2022 – 04:40 PM

I liked the cover

I enjoyed the synaposis. It sounds like an engaging historical story. The characters sound...

brianas_best_reads
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Jul 18 2022 – 04:27 PM

Intrigued

I’m intrigued by this book! I’ve never read anything like it and it sounds like it will be a...

kaylee
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Jul 18 2022 – 04:19 PM

Wow!

This seems great! I have a soft spot for historical fiction and this seems like it would be the...

ag15
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Jul 18 2022 – 04:15 PM

I liked it

I really enjoyed this first look. I love the overall message of women empowerment and bringing...

dd27
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Jul 18 2022 – 03:53 PM

Not For Me

After reading the synopsis, I knew that this one most likely wasn't going to be for me. Then as I...

murphyp
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Jul 18 2022 – 03:39 PM

Good read!

Story line is interesting. The idea of mail-order bride and the life that follows makes for a...

jeanh
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Jul 18 2022 – 03:38 PM

Long Distance Arrangement

18 year-old Willow is of marriageable age. One option is to leave Korea and go to Hawaii to...

syost
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Jul 18 2022 – 03:21 PM

interesting

first of off, from looking at the cover i thought right away it would be a historical fiction in...

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