http://lailalalami.com/2003/kim-on-korea/ Author of Secret Son and Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:44:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://lailalalami.com/2003/kim-on-korea/#comment-35 Anonymous Wed, 05 Feb 2003 00:35:52 +0000 http://lailalalami.com/2003/kim-on-korea/#comment-35 something vaguely dissonant about the first couple chapters (I didn't get very far either). the book has all the markings of a first effort: unsteady narrative voice, awkward style, thin characters, and also too much whining! I think she could have the 'it' factor, that separates hobbiest fiction writing from professional. She's not quite there yet but it might happen three or four books down the pipe. something vaguely dissonant about the first couple chapters (I didn’t get very far either). the book has all the markings of a first effort: unsteady narrative voice, awkward style, thin characters, and also too much whining! I think she could have the ‘it’ factor, that separates hobbiest fiction writing from professional. She’s not quite there yet but it might happen three or four books down the pipe.

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