East Goes West by Younghill Kang

East Goes West

Younghill Kang

432 pages first pub 1937 (editions)

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
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A wonderfully resplendent evocation of a newcomer's America (Chang-rae Lee, author of Native Speaker) by the father of Korean American literature A Penguin Classic Having fled Japanese-occupied Korea for the gleaming promise of the United States w...

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Community Reviews

3.72
based on 77 reviews

Moods

reflective: 71%

informative: 42%

adventurous: 28%

funny: 28%

inspiring: 21%

emotional: 14%

challenging: 7%

dark: 7%

hopeful: 7%

sad: 7%

tense: 7%


Pace

25% of readers chose medium
75% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

18% of readers chose A mix
81% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

63% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

45% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
9% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus?

54% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
27% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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