I didn’t know the point of view was going to rotate like it did.

In my typical fashion, I did not read this summary before I read the book. Told by the alternating voices of Mom’s daughter, son, her husband and, in the shattering conclusion, by Mom herself, the novel pieces together, Rashomon-style, a life that appears ordinary but is anything but. Soon a larger question emerges: do they really know the woman they called Mom? As they argue over the “Missing” flyers they are posting throughout the city – how large of a reward to offer, the best way to phrase the text – they realize that none of them have a recent photograph of Mom. When sixty-nine-year-old So-nyo is separated from her husband among the crowds of the Seoul subway station, and vanishes, their children are consumed with loud recriminations, and are awash in sorrow and guilt. You will never think of your mother the same way after you read this book. This book is also available in Indonesian language the book is published by Gramedia.Please Look After Mom by Kyung-Sook Shin, translated by Chi-Young Kim. That I respect her.'Īnd anyway, I want to congratulate Kyung-Sook Shin for winning Man Asian Literary Prize with Please Look After Mom :):) She's also the first woman to win this prize! :) If I'm given a few hours, I'm going to tell her that I love all the things she did, that I love Mother, who was able to do all of that, that I love Mother's life, w hich nobody remembers.

Do you think we'll be able to be with her again, even if it's just for one day? Do you think I'll be given the time to understand Mother and hear her stories and console her for her old dreams buried somewhere in the pages of time?

We should do so, before it's too late and all that's left for us is regret. One thing is that you always have to respect and appreciate your parents, especially your Mother. There are so many things I learned through this book. Written in various perspectives, the emotions in the book are described so well, especially in the second-person point of view - because I felt like I'm Mother's child too.

I've never read any other book written this way before, and I'm sure it's not an easy thing to do. In the beginning, the story was told in second-person point of view and then in the next chapter changed to third-person point of view, and there's also a part with first-person point of view. Definitely an incredible book, a well-written story and deep with emotions as well.įor me, the most wonderful thing about this book is how the story is written from various perspectives. And of course, reading this story reminds me of my own Mother, and thought of all the times I didn't treat her the way I should have. Even though the character Mother didn't show up a lot in the story, it feels like I know her character deeply I feel her passion and love as a mother towards her children. I have to honestly say that this story makes my heart ache so much.

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