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For a long time I had tried to belong in America, wanted and wished for it more than anything, but in that moment all I wanted was to be accepted as a Korean by two people who refused to claim me.

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

September 17, 2023 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

“Mom’s afraid you two will fight if you come,” my father admitted later. “She knows she has to put all her focus into getting better.” I assumed the seven years I’d lived away from home had healed the wounds between us, that the strain built up in my teenage years had been forgotten. Now we were closer than ever, but my father’s admission revealed there were memories of which my mother could not let go.” ― Michelle Zauner, Crying in H Mart “Sweet braised black […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: #memoir, cancer, caretaker, cbr15bingo, grief, kimchi, Korean American, Korean culture, Korean food, Michelle Zauner, Mothers and daughters, musician, Oregon, songwriter, South Korea

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:44 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: #memoir, cancer, caretaker, cbr15bingo, grief, kimchi, Korean American, Korean culture, Korean food, Michelle Zauner, Mothers and daughters, musician, Oregon, songwriter, South Korea ·
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Alternative facts by your mother can make you one heck of a writer

There is No Shrimp … And Other Lies My Mother Told Me (UFO Catcher Ken Presents) by Kenny Loui

July 26, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Is this book by Kenny Loui perfect? No, but it is freaking entertaining and fun. The title (There is No Shrimp … And Other Lies My Mother Told Me (UFO Catcher Ken Presents) ) tells you everything you need to know (though sometimes his mother’s lies are less malice and more “age appropriate” explanations, having a tease (at her son’s expense) and/or herself uncomfortable explaining the situation). These lies range from the downright silly (why are all of her photographs in black an white? Because […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: family, Kenny Loui, manga, mothers, otaku, South Korea, story telling, webcomic, Yamawe

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:544 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: family, Kenny Loui, manga, mothers, otaku, South Korea, story telling, webcomic, Yamawe ·
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Himsanity

The Sense of Wonder by Matthew Salesses

July 10, 2023 by Jake Leave a Comment

Read as part of CBR15Bingo: Oceania. The writer is of Korean descent, the two POV characters are of Korean descent, and the book is about the experience of Korean-Americans and Koreans in diaspora.  I was in New York for Linsanity. Not a fan of the Knicks but it was an out-of-body experience at the time. You were glued to your tv every night and every night for almost two weeks, it delivered. Even my father-in-law — a lifelong Knicks Hater — was inclined to root […]

Filed Under: Featured, Fiction, Sports Tagged With: A Sense of Wonder, asia/oceania, basketball, cbr15bingo, K-drama, Korean American, Matthew Salesses, new york, New York Knicks, South Korea

Jake's CBR15 Review No:66 · Genres: Featured, Fiction, Sports · Tags: A Sense of Wonder, asia/oceania, basketball, cbr15bingo, K-drama, Korean American, Matthew Salesses, new york, New York Knicks, South Korea ·
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What happens when you ban freedom?

Banned Book Club by Kim Hyun Sook

January 28, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Banned Book Club is an interesting book. At first, I was not sure I liked or understood it. Yet, once I got deeper into it, I realized what was going on. I did wonder if this was based on anyone’s experiences, or a general look at the time. It is both. It is based on Kim Hyun Sook’s experiences and several experiences of others pulled into one story to protect those involved. Ko Hyung-Ju and Ryan Estrada due their parts to bring this graphic novel […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Cooking/Food, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: banned books, book clubs, Kim Hyun Sook, Ko Hyung-Ju, reading/books, Ryan Estrada, South Korea

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:51 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Cooking/Food, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: banned books, book clubs, Kim Hyun Sook, Ko Hyung-Ju, reading/books, Ryan Estrada, South Korea ·
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The Secret Mission to Feed North Koreans

September 17, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Based on a true story, Rice from Heaven: The Secret Mission to Feed North Koreans gives a softer view of a very true hardship the people of North Korea face. When a village in South Korea decides to secretly send balloons filled with rice to feed the hungry people of North Korea, they are faced with many obstacles: the other villagers do not want to give aide to the enemy. The North Korean soldiers could see the balloons and shoot them down. They do not […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, History Tagged With: Asia, Keum Jin Song, Korean, North Korea, People & Places, poverty, Social Themes, South Korea, Tina M. Cho

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:359 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, History · Tags: Asia, Keum Jin Song, Korean, North Korea, People & Places, poverty, Social Themes, South Korea, Tina M. Cho ·
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Repeating history?

February 16, 2018 by thewheelbarrow Leave a Comment

I have many thoughts about this book but as always, here’s the situation that led to me reading it.  This Kind of War is another book from the Army Chief of Staff’s reading list.  It has also been recommended by Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis as a must-read. Secretary Mattis is known, colloquially, as the Warrior Monk due to his dedication to his craft and his knowledge and understanding of making war.  He is known to be a voracious reader and believes that all leaders […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: 1950s, Fehrenbach, Forgotten War, Korean War, military, North Korea, South Korea

thewheelbarrow's CBR10 Review No:9 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: 1950s, Fehrenbach, Forgotten War, Korean War, military, North Korea, South Korea ·
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