Please Look After Mom by Kyung-sook Shin

Please Look After Mom

Kyung-sook Shin with Chi-Young Kim (Translator)

274 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional reflective slow-paced
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A million-plus-copy best seller in Korea—a magnificent English-language debut poised to become an international sensation—this is the stunning, deeply moving story of a family’s search for their mother, who goes missing one afternoon amid the crow...

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Community Reviews

3.92
based on 5,689 reviews

Moods

emotional: 91%

sad: 84%

reflective: 75%

challenging: 20%

dark: 15%

tense: 13%

mysterious: 12%

inspiring: 9%

hopeful: 5%

informative: 1%

lighthearted: 1%

Pace

8% of readers chose fast
48% of readers chose medium
43% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

5% of readers chose Plot
13% of readers chose A mix
80% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

44% of readers chose Yes
37% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

32% of readers chose Yes
52% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

38% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
39% of readers chose No
11% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

75% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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