Status Updates From K-Jane

“‘You were born belonging.’” The granny said what I’ve been yelling at this book for so long

I think that’s when you call someone racist and let them stew in it

A Korean Jane Eyre could be fun. Saying this as I have never read it before

I read Benson as Boston like three times and was confused how they’d make it back in one night

God she’s putting so much pressure on herself

The self hatred and anxiety drip from the pages, and I just feel so bad for Jane that she feels this was

Yeaaaah a lot of people don’t know about the Japanese occupation of Korea

I like that her parents didn’t want her on social media

You might not become a Korean expert but you’ll become an expert in your grandma

God not the other Korean coming for her!

It’s chafing me a bit that Korean culture is being reduced to food, makeup, language, and traditions barely squeezed in. What any history? Travel? I’m not Korean so I’m not trying to be offended on their behalf but damn

There’s no such thing as X enough. Not Korean enough, not anything enough. You are who you are, and your cultural identity is yours to own however you want

Why do you expect someone who has only been to a place a few times to know the best Korean food there? That’s weird

Yeaaah go OHSA!

Are these characters named after Christina Ricci and Scarlett Johanssen?

I wanted a YA book and I sure got it