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“Yumi’s sewing was neater than the others’, but she was often too purposely aloof, taking lunch alone or reading during her breaks rather than talking.”

……and, what, may I ask, is wrong with that?!? 🥲🥲

“…it always being wiser to appear poorer than you are.”

I feel like that’s how my parents lived. Was this a philosophy this generation grew up with in Korea?

Learning a lot about Korean history through this fiction book. Very helpful and interesting.

Well that was an interesting twist.

“Also, all reading material must be in Japanese.”

^ Now this I know is true.

“Back home, the colonial government had been rounding up Christians and making them bow at the shrines each morning.”

Wonder how true to history this is (when Korea was under Japanese rule). If so, wow. But not surprising.

“If there were many gods and dead spirits, then she felt that she could love his god, especially if his god could encourage Baek Isak to be such a kind and thoughtful person.”