Forgotten Country Audiobook

" Interesting read about 2 sisters, their relationships with each other and their parents. Good details about life in Korea and the stories told that were from the old country , that were told to the children. "

" The writing was eloquent, but I thought there were too many pages that weren't needed to move the story forward. "

" Quiet ferocity marks this narrative involving sibling rivalry, Korean history and culture, family dysfunction etc. Another look at the cultural struggles of immigrants to America - and the generational clashes that can ensue. Well written, but for me, somehow not entirely engrossing. Perhaps I got frustrated with the "heroine". "

" Resolution feels like a forgotten country in this debut novel. Story threads show up, wind loosely and then disappear, like the snowmen Hannah builds on the windowsill. The book jacket blurb offered a synopsis that has little connection to the story, although I would have liked to read that novel. The struggle between family fealty and freedom is a mighty undertaking to be hefted by two such underdeveloped sisters. Disjointed subplots, characters that behave in odd ways, and no one to heroically carry the story out of the snowdrift. "

" The plot kind of veered from what I thought it would be initially, but I still really enjoyed this one. The writing is beautiful, the characters avoid predictability, and although there were loose ends, they seemed apt in the context of the story. "

" I thought this was a beautiful novel about the love of a family. Heartbreaking at times, and very real. "

" Now I want to hug everyone and move home. <3 "

" 2nd book I've read this month that was not really about what I thought it was about...and made many Chicago references. "

" This novel captured my interest with it's cultural history stories...couldn't put it down. It was one of those books that caught your attention and I ended up reading all of it in 2 days. "

" Great first novel about a Korean family living in Michigan with two adult daughters, one dutiful, the other rebellious. When a crisis sends the parents back to Korea, the daughters need to resolve their differences. Beautifully written and emotionally very real. "

" Not what I was hoping for but well written. "

" Good, good, good!!! I could not put it down. "

" I had such high hopes for this one. Visions of Amy Tan's storytelling came to mind. Starts out good but I felt it just dragged along. The storytelling sequences can't hold a candle to Tan. Likeable book but I wanted more. "

" Poignant and lyrical, Catherine Chung delivers a sucker-punch to the heart with Forgotten Country, though it is not without its moments of lightheartedness and familial tenderness. "