Such a beautiful story, a love letter to her mother and the Korean culture to which the author desperately longs to stay connected. Michelle Zauner is a thoughtful writer who says more less, never trying to overexplain things or soften the emotional edge. She took the grief of losing her mother and made something beautiful out of it, in her own version of Japanese kintsugi.
Allegorically haunting
Themes of loss, death, and abusive relationships all swirl around the Orwellian-tinged Memory Police who enforce the rule: forget or suffer unspeakable consequence. Touching and haunting, the tale weaves in a story-within-a-story asking about the place that art has in the universe; will the story still exist when the mind that composed it has passed on?
Possibly the best, most action-oriented guidance I have read on improving employee engagement. Some of the references to current technology trends might not age well, but the recommendations for managers and emerging leaders should stand the test if time.
Excellent story. Loved that the main character was a Saudi woman. Occasionally slows to explain the science or economics, but never loses the pulse thanks to a clever “countdown timer” plot twist in the last act.
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