But this story is from the stars thus, I’d rate it infinitely. Ironically, this site has us rate books with stars. Thank you, Tae Keller, for this remarkable book. I saw them as the latter as they were dying, but this book showed me their bravery in a whole new light. My mom & grama were complicated: fierce, brave women, but also often scared and closed off. As Keller writes (and I paraphrase): the sadness may lessen, but the missing never does. This book made me want to read more about Korea so that its “single story” - in my brain, at least - doesn’t come from a 70s TV show.Īs for the mirror, I lost my grama 3 years ago this month, and my sweet mom almost exactly a year later. I loved hearing the stories of the gods and myths of Korean folklore, and of the quiet inner strength of the Korean women. I know very little about Korean culture, and nothing about the folktales within. But when a book acts as a window and a mirror (Sims Bishop, 1990) simultaneously, well, that’s something quite special. Sure, I could describe When You Trap a Tiger as MG magical realism. Or it might help heal a part of you that is broken. It might show you the world in a new way. You never know what a book will truly be for you until you read it. I was in a bit of a reading slump when this book came to me from the publisher via a member of my reading group.
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