Reviews of The Picture Bride

marauders
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Sep 27 2022 – 03:20 PM

Memorable

The novel itself as a whole was one that was enjoyable. There were times that I felt the pacing...

jamie
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Sep 19 2022 – 08:51 PM

A good read

The Picture Bride is a decently written novel about a less written about period in history. Who...

pooja
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Sep 18 2022 – 07:29 PM

Let down

The writing style of the book seems to be the biggest let down of the entire concept. It is...

reader8675
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Sep 18 2022 – 01:53 PM

Amazing Story

Willow is only eighteen years old when she is forced to leave Korea her homeland of Korea and...

bookstowineto
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Sep 16 2022 – 06:46 AM

Beautiful Story

The Picture Bride is the story of Willow Kang, an eighteen year old girl from Korea, who agrees...

jas16
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Sep 11 2022 – 02:56 PM

I wanted to love this book

I really wanted to love this book and kept waiting to fall under its spell but in the end I have...

hllothere
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Sep 09 2022 – 11:59 PM

Wow!

The Picture Bride is the story of Willow Kang, an eighteen year old girl from Korea, who agrees...

2lz
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Sep 06 2022 – 12:30 PM

Informative and Engaging

Thank you Bookishfirst for the advanced copy of The Picture Bride by Lee Geum-yi, translated by...

purplebanana0808
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Sep 06 2022 – 12:43 AM

Heartwarming

After spending the last three weeks in Seoul, South Korea, I was interested in more Korean...

bee#7
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Sep 01 2022 – 10:25 AM

Heartbreaking!

In 1917 Willow and her best friend Hongju were set on becoming picture brides from Korea. Along...

rebajane
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Aug 30 2022 – 07:50 PM

Just okay

So, I have mixed feelings about this book. On the one hand I was eager to read about Korean...

ag15
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Aug 27 2022 – 04:10 PM

Must Read

This is one of my new favorite books for sure! I really enjoyed reading this book and was...

ingreedo
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Aug 22 2022 – 06:30 PM

Loved this!

I must confess. I really don't know much about Korean history/culture at all. I've read pachinko...

tshields
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Aug 17 2022 – 03:17 PM

Bribed by pictures

The Picture Bride was an incredible story about young women sending a picture of themselves to...

solenophage
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Aug 12 2022 – 09:53 PM

Grows on you

My thanks to Bookish First for the ARC! The Picture Bride grew on me slowly, but by the end I...

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