So, yesterday was the official kick-off of the Keep Portland Weird festival here in Paris, which meant that I had a reading/screening in the...
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Outstanding. It's been a long time since I lost myself so completely in a book. This is not an uplifting book, but Lee's lyricism carries us along, allowing us to experience and consider the collateral damage of war - in this case, the Korean War - without succumbing to the unbearable heaviness of the tragedies and pain he unfolds.
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The Surrendered by Chang-rae Lee
kolson26, January 2, 2011
Outstanding. It's been a long time since I lost myself so completely in a book. This is not an uplifting book, but Lee's lyricism carries us along, allowing us to experience and consider the collateral damage of war - in this case, the Korean War - without succumbing to the unbearable heaviness of the tragedies and pain he unfolds.