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" This was quite a quick read and very engaging. On the surface, it could be thriller-esque about a somewhat over-confident undercover investigator who becomes a little too attached to his subject, but the human aspect that dominates this book is what really makes this worth reading. Lee obviously has a knack for storytelling and the way he presents these emotions perfectly describes the sadness and anger that arise with the human condition. A nice weekend read. "

" asian americans can relate to the main character but it wasn't stimulating enough for me. "

" Korean-American take on the Invisible Man, but more well-mannered and not as, I don't know, vast or groundbreaking. Still, good in an Intro to Am Lit kind of way. "

" I read this book in college and thought it was amazing, but of course I don't remember anything about it now. Must be time to read it again! "

" As a foreigner living in Korea I am drawn to Korean writers who are speaking about issues that I need to be sensitive to or aware of. I am so grateful for this as it lead me to read this fantastic book, the second one of Chang-Rae Lee's that I have read. I enjoy the way he writes, the beauty in which he shows the difficulties of color,identity, nationality, culture and family. He is definitely one of my favorite writers, and I loved this book! "

" Excellent book. Written in the honest words of an immigrant. "

" This is a flat out great book. Not good; great. "

" eh. started strong but went sentimental and repetitive too quickly "

" Required reading for Global Lit Class (UofU) "

" It reminded me of someone, and a story he wrote. "

" Took me a while to get through. Not a terrible novel by any means but definitely not my favorite. I look forward to reading more of Chang Rae Lee in the future as his writing develops. "

" I really enjoyed this novel. Its politics are really interesting, and the story is great too. "

" Gorgeous book. Amazingly skillfully crafted. "

" This a great book about race, identity and city politics. I don't know what happened to him in "Aloft" - which I mistakenly read on my honeymoon - but this one is well worth the read. "

" ALthough interesting, with some truly beautiful lines, I couldn't get into it. "

" Hard to follow. Jumped both chronologically and from first to third person, without ANY warning. No clear story line. Wasn't interesting. "

" I couldn't decided if I liked this book or not. The main character has identity issues which make him perfect for his job, but his life is crumbling apart because of those issues. I especially didn't like the ending. "

" Read this for a literature class, and I didn't enjoy it. The narrative is well-written, but there's a lot of jumping around. One critique we read said that it's an odd way to write what's essentially a spy-novel, and I think that was dead-on. "

" I couldn't make myself care about any of the characters. Boring. "

" A very interesting novel, with a lot of thought-provoking sections. I was a bit disappointed by the lack of resolution, though. Plus, my edition had a printing error that put about 20 pages completely out of order - very annoying! "

" This story is grim. Grim grim grim. And it requires too much thinking on the reader's part. <br/> <br/>(Was not exactly the right kind of read to bring along on a holiday!!) "

" Loved it. Beautiful language, and characters. Henry Park is complicated, and sympathetic. "

" I wanted so much to like this book but I didn't! I just... just didn't get it. I mean, I got all the reference to Korean stuff.. but I didn't get the main character. I didn't understand him.. I guess maybe that was the point, since he didn't seem to understand himself. "

" this is a fascinating spy novel that also intensely discusses what language means and how it works. "

" I was not completely enthralled with this book. I did get into it but was longing for it to be done so I could get into other books that I had waiting. Again it was about Korean Americans this time in New York City area and the characters and politics were interesting. "

" He likes drinking, a lot. The themes of the novel were well-explored.<br/><br/>I wonder if the ending was too pleasant.<br/><br/>I had a hard time keeping up with the large cast of characters. Some became flat. "

" Exquisitely written, exploring some important issues like morals, ethics, family as well as the nature of being an immigrant. "

" Good Korean-American perspective. Easy to read but a little boring sometimes. "

" I take the ugh back, while I wasn't fond of this book, it was well written and the character does change enough that you don't wish he got hit by a bus any longer. "

" I enjoyed this book and I am looking forward to reading more of his books. "