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One clever idea to help a spirit tiger

Tiny Feet Between the Mountains by Hanna Cha

November 29, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

A former coworker and a good kid (I have known them since they were a customer of about 7-years-old) told me about their friends’ book, Tiny Feet Between the Mountains. My friend said that Hanna Cha was also a good person and they really liked the book. I love a good recommendation and found a copy. My first thought was that it has some very lovely illustrations. The cover alone was worth the price of admission. Then, there is a sweet, modern story about being […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Asian, Fables, Hanna Cha, korea, legends, myths, self-esteem

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:505 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Asian, Fables, Hanna Cha, korea, legends, myths, self-esteem ·
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Publisher review says: “Perfect for fans of American Born Chinese and Hey, Kiddo” and I agree.

Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoir by Robin Ha

October 7, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoir by Robin Ha is a lovely memoir of becoming not just Korean or not just becoming American but becoming both at the same time and through that, finding yourself. This graphic novel reads as a fiction story, though based on Ha’s life. What was supposed to be a vacation to Alabama to visit a friend of her mothers, turns into a permanent situation. Ha’s mother has decided that marriage to this friend is the right choice for them. Even […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Emigration & Immigration, korea, Robin Ha, step-family

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:412 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Emigration & Immigration, korea, Robin Ha, step-family ·
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Arguably, America’s Greatest General

George Marshall: Defender of the Republic by David L. Roll

September 27, 2019 by thewheelbarrow Leave a Comment

I remember learning about the Marshall Plan in AP US History class and how critical it was to repairing the world after WWII. I did not realize until years later that General George C. Marshall was individual who lent his name to the plan. I’ve been in the Army for thirteen years, as of yesterday, and I’ve developed opinions on many famous generals from our history. Most of those opinions are demonstrably leery of anyone who receives unadulterated hero worship. I am not a fan […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: Army, Cold War, Eisenhower, General, George C. Marshall, korea, Roosevelt, Spanish American War, Truman, WWI, WWII

thewheelbarrow's CBR11 Review No:26 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: Army, Cold War, Eisenhower, General, George C. Marshall, korea, Roosevelt, Spanish American War, Truman, WWI, WWII ·
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A Beautiful and Difficult Novel: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

June 29, 2019 by Rachel Leave a Comment

Pachinko – Min Jin Lee Finished on April 23, took 17 days to read 5 stars on Goodreads Genre: Historical Fiction Rating 2/3 Historical Fiction Pachinko is a beautiful and heart-breaking book. The plot extends over multiple decades of one woman’s life: Sunja. Sunja was born in Japanese-occupied Korea, but eventually marries and moves to Japan prior to the outbreak of World War Two. We follow Sunja and her family (four generations) all the way through the 1980s and their lives in Japan. I was […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: historical fiction, Japan, korea, Min Jin Lee, World War 2

Rachel's CBR11 Review No:17 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: historical fiction, Japan, korea, Min Jin Lee, World War 2 ·
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I don’t want to review this book

June 29, 2018 by Dusty Highway 4 Comments

Pachinko, Min Jin Lee’s novel following multiple generations of a Korean family through most of the 20th Century, has received a lot of positive attention: finalist for the National Book Award, 10 best books of 2017 for the New York Times Book Review, Roxane Gay’s favorite book of the year (according to the Washington Post). And from what I’ve seen, the reviews here at CBR have been universally positive. So I’m at a bit of a loss, because I really didn’t enjoy it. At all. […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #CBR10, Asian history, Fiction, Japan, korea, Min Jin Lee, Pachinko, Racism

Dusty Highway's CBR10 Review No:34 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #CBR10, Asian history, Fiction, Japan, korea, Min Jin Lee, Pachinko, Racism ·
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A Non-Western Immigration Story

January 2, 2018 by Jen K 4 Comments

 Buzzfeed actually had a semi useful quiz a few weeks ago along the lines of, “answer these questions, and we’ll recommend a book.” My result was Pachinko so when I saw it prominently displayed at Barnes and Noble, I figured it meant I should go ahead and get it. Pachinko is one of those books that is always harder to review because while very well done, as a multi-generational family drama, there is a certain amount of familiarity to the general strokes of the story.  “Poor […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: Japan, korea, Min Jin Lee, Pachinko

Jen K's CBR10 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: Japan, korea, Min Jin Lee, Pachinko ·
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