Saturday, March 19, 2011

The Surrendered: Chang-Rae Lee (484 pages)

What's that? I get extra participation points for this post? Score :D

Ok, so not only did I read this book BUT I GOT TO GO TO A READING AND HEAR CHANG-RAE LEE HIMSELF READ FROM THIS BOOK. Oh my goodness...it was amazing.

This story is absolutely beautiful. It follows the lives of June Singer and Hector Brennan, both of whom fall in love with a missionary named Sylvie Tanner during the Korean War. Nearly thirty years later, they reunite to remember their past and find June's son who has disappeared after traveling to Europe. Beautiful writing, seriously some of the most carefully crafted prose you'll ever read.

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