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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A poignant book about inter-cultural adoption,
By A Customer
This review is from: Ten Thousand Sorrows : The Extraordinary Journey of a Korean War Orphan (Hardcover)
Elizabeth Kim's wrenching and poetic story about the death of her Korean mother and her adoption into a fundamentalist American family is an important part of the whole picture of inter-cultural Asian-American adoption currently emerging in several books. Another book on the topic, which fills in a different part of the picture, is Karin Evans' Lost Daughters of China, which is also beautifully written. I think anyone interested in Ms. Kim's book would be interested in this book as well.
20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
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A Tribute to Mothers,
By A Customer
This review is from: Ten Thousand Sorrows : The Extraordinary Journey of a Korean War Orphan (Hardcover)
Elizabeth Kim's book is really a tribute to motherhood. The memory of her mother and her mother's love for her are what sustain her through her childhood and early adulthood. Her own motherhood is what sustains her, rescues her, and saves her life over and over again as she creates her own adulthood. I loved this book. Every word is perfectly chosen. Every scene is deeply etched into my memory. I read it two weeks ago, and still think about this extraordinary woman every day. And I think about her mother, too. And mine. I thank Elizabeth Kim for writing such a beautiful tribute to the unique and magnificent power of motherhood.
18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Harrowing, a must for all asian americans and "hapas",
By Merlin (San Mateo, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ten Thousand Sorrows : The Extraordinary Journey of a Korean War Orphan (Hardcover)
I started this book at 10:30pm thinking I would read a chapter before going to bed, and ended up finishing it at 3:30am. A testiment to the cruelty and inhumanity in the world, but also to the human will to survive, overcome and carve out love in one's life.
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