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Review by bosesa -- The Vanished by Pejay Bradley
[Following is a volunteer review of "The Vanished" by Pejay Bradley.]
The Vanished is a 244 page book. I can understand Pejay had a big problem in limiting the book within these 244 pages. It is sad to see so much passion bow down before commercial practices. Yes anything more than 244 pages looks daunting.
The story doesn't belong to a period very long past in history. It was exhilarating to hear this story from a Korean perspective. It was all the more thrilling to see how Nippon, China and Choson ( Korea ) played political games. The insight into the Far East from someone who belongs to the Korean elite is dramatic. I would have chosen a common man as the protagonist and I am sure there are many instances in reality, but telling the story through the eyes of a royal family member allows the author to express what a common citizen couldn't.
If you want to read this book to delve into the Korean minds without the politics and the struggle then you have plenty of material. I guess this would make a great screenplay for a movie.
Being an Asian myself I can relate to the treatment of women in the feudal society. The author Pejay Bradley has been successful in showing the gradual change in the status of women. The protagonist Embon interacts with three women in his life, his mother Lady Sougyon, his wife Insoon and his Nipponese girl friend Mitzuko. Lady Sougyan is a conservative with a streak of rebellion in her. While she wished for a lot it all boiled down to a prayer to Buddha in the end "Namu-ami-tah-bul”. Insoo was born and brought up in Korea in an upper middle class family and had a pretty good education but somehow her vision got diluted due to the conservative beliefs of her parents. Mitzuko is an intriguing character s free and liberal that it created a romantic ripple Enbon's mind but he was caught up with his own convictions. We see a picture of contrasting colors in the this book.
Do not get carried away by the picture of a typical love story carved out above. The book has a lot of action and intrigues. What really makes me recommend the book is to get a ring side view of the Korean movement to get back its independence from the Chinese. The story is barely 70 years ago and I guess much of it is fresh in the minds of present day Koreans.
I would not hesitate to give this book a 4 out of 4 rating. I hope the Author provides us with more of Korean history. These 244 pages have created a huge appetite for more.
Bradley, Pejay. The Vanished: A Novel (p. 30). Pejay Bradley. Kindle Edition.
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The Vanished is a 244 page book. I can understand Pejay had a big problem in limiting the book within these 244 pages. It is sad to see so much passion bow down before commercial practices. Yes anything more than 244 pages looks daunting.
The story doesn't belong to a period very long past in history. It was exhilarating to hear this story from a Korean perspective. It was all the more thrilling to see how Nippon, China and Choson ( Korea ) played political games. The insight into the Far East from someone who belongs to the Korean elite is dramatic. I would have chosen a common man as the protagonist and I am sure there are many instances in reality, but telling the story through the eyes of a royal family member allows the author to express what a common citizen couldn't.
If you want to read this book to delve into the Korean minds without the politics and the struggle then you have plenty of material. I guess this would make a great screenplay for a movie.
Being an Asian myself I can relate to the treatment of women in the feudal society. The author Pejay Bradley has been successful in showing the gradual change in the status of women. The protagonist Embon interacts with three women in his life, his mother Lady Sougyon, his wife Insoon and his Nipponese girl friend Mitzuko. Lady Sougyan is a conservative with a streak of rebellion in her. While she wished for a lot it all boiled down to a prayer to Buddha in the end "Namu-ami-tah-bul”. Insoo was born and brought up in Korea in an upper middle class family and had a pretty good education but somehow her vision got diluted due to the conservative beliefs of her parents. Mitzuko is an intriguing character s free and liberal that it created a romantic ripple Enbon's mind but he was caught up with his own convictions. We see a picture of contrasting colors in the this book.
Do not get carried away by the picture of a typical love story carved out above. The book has a lot of action and intrigues. What really makes me recommend the book is to get a ring side view of the Korean movement to get back its independence from the Chinese. The story is barely 70 years ago and I guess much of it is fresh in the minds of present day Koreans.
I would not hesitate to give this book a 4 out of 4 rating. I hope the Author provides us with more of Korean history. These 244 pages have created a huge appetite for more.
Bradley, Pejay. The Vanished: A Novel (p. 30). Pejay Bradley. Kindle Edition.
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The Vanished
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
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