The Surrendered, Chang-rae Lee, Riverhead Books, 2010, 467 pp
My review of Chang-rae Lee's amazing new novel is now up at BookBrowse. It begins thus:
"When I was about five years old, I saw on the front page of the New York Times a grainy black and white photo of sad, dirty, hopeless looking people. I asked my dad about it and he told me there was a war going on in a faraway country called Korea. I have been against war since that day. No matter how urbane he appears in his interviews, it is clear to me that Chang-rae Lee has written his anti-war manifesto in The Surrendered...[read the full review here.] If this link requires you to become a subscriber, please let me know in the comments. I think it should work for anyone.)
(The Surrendered is currently on the shelf in hardcover at Once Upon A Time Bookstore.)
Although "The Surrendered" is not the type of book I generally like to read, your review of it at BookBrowse makes me want to do just that.
ReplyDeleteYou are a convincing reviewer, Judy!
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