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I can understand Nao’s mentality because his whole identity was based on his father, Baek Isak. So, discovering that his supposed father was in fact not his father his identity crumbled. He found himself lost in the idea of being Korean and a bad one at that. He did not allow himself to grow beyond what he claimed his blood was. It was hard to see him put himself into this labelled box.

Had to put the book down after page 385. There was no end to my shock. My jaw dropped.

This book is so beautiful.