The Old Garden by Hwang Sok-yong

The Old Garden

Hwang Sok-yong

480 pages first pub 2000 (view editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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Political prisoner Hyun Woo is freed after eighteen years to find no trace of the world he knew. The friends with whom he shared utopianist dreams are gone. His Seoul is unrecognizably transformed and aggressively modernized. Yoon Hee, the woman h...

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Community Reviews

3.99
based on 58 reviews

Moods

reflective: 100%

sad: 80%

emotional: 60%

challenging: 40%

informative: 40%

inspiring: 10%

tense: 10%


Pace

12% of readers chose medium
87% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

83% of readers chose A mix
16% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

80% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Loveable characters?

75% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose N/A
Yes
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

25% of readers chose Yes
75% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

25% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
N/A

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