Kimberly T’s Reviews > The Island of Sea Women > Status Update

Young-sook fantasizing about marriage is so interesting, and it’s fun that it’s girlish and childish for someone who had to grow up so quickly. She seems to dismiss the Japanese occupation and his involvement in it, which is funny to see given how fiercely Hado resisted Japanese influence.

Alright Lisa See this is the second time I’ve seen a mother leave her daughter in the world… come on

“Joy is a delicious luxury that we experience most cautiously, for tragedy conceals itself around every corner. How different it is with friendship. No one picks a friend for us; we come together by choice. We are not tied together through ceremony or the responsibility to create a son; we tie ourselves together through moments. The spark when we first meet. Laughter and tears shared.”