Review by provy -- The Vanished by Pejay Bradley

[provy]

[Following is a volunteer review of "The Vanished" by Pejay Bradley.]

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4 out of 4 stars

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The vanished by Pejay Bradley is a intriguing and engaging novel which taps deeply into Korean culture aset in the 20th century. If you are looking for an entertaining yet educational novel about the facets of Korean history, then look no further than The Vanished. In addition, the story follows the lives of several characters and weaves each of their individual stories to make one powerful tale.

The book mainly centres on the different classes that were existent in Korea right before they were invaded by the Japanese and it develops into what occurred as the Koreans tried to regain their freedom. The author paints a picture of the difficulties and conflictions that take place when a country is colonised. She also highlights that people have different advantages afforded to them in times of crisis simply due to the pedigree onto which they were born. In historical Korean culture, aristocrats got all they desired while the poor had to share the scraps that were leftover.

The Vanished also highlights that we have come a long as society in terms of human rights and equality and though not all the way there, we are far away from the settings in the book. Pejay Bradley taps into the theme of toxic masculinity in the book, showing that men were expected to act in a certain way and the boy child was more important than the girl child. Furthermore, at that time women were constricted to a certain role, mainly of child bearing and making the home stellar, hence society has certainly come a long way. In addition, the novel highlights the difficulties that were faced by the Koreans when they were colonised by the Japanese and how they struggled to regain their freedom.

The book contains no eroticism of any kind and the book has no profanity, and I thought this enables the reader to focus more on the story without any distractions. The book is suitable for anyone, especially those who enjoy bits of factual events in addition to fiction in a book. The book does contain scenes that has to do with Buddhism but overally it is not overly religious and I thought this was a good choice by the author as some books with deep religious facets can annoy some readers.

The Vanished is exceptionally well edited, with minimal typos, and the story is extremely engaging and makes a worthwhile read, hence, I have decided to give this novel a perfect rating of 4 out of 4.

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The Vanished
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