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James Zerndt

Autor von The Cloud Seeders

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Werke von James Zerndt

The Cloud Seeders (2012) 92 Exemplare
The Korean Word For Butterfly (2013) 67 Exemplare
The Roadrunner Cafe (2016) 18 Exemplare
Jerkwater (2019) 11 Exemplare
Brailling For Wile (2015) 9 Exemplare
Brailling For Wile 3 Exemplare

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Mr. Zerndt is really good at storytelling, and this story is worthy of attention.
 
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ldefillipo | 1 weitere Rezension | Feb 26, 2021 |
I enjoyed this book. Set in Wisconsin (my home state), it covers the racial tensions between the 'white' population and the Native American population over fishing rights (which is a very real thing).
The author develops his characters very well, and writes from multiple points of view, the plot weaving in an out. Sometimes it got a bit confusing, but all in all it was a good read.
 
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1Randal | 1 weitere Rezension | Sep 4, 2019 |
What an interesting book.

There are multiple levels to this book and as soon as you're enthralled in it, it ends.

Poof!

I felt so cheated. I have so many questions left unanswered. I hate when authors do this.

The book is written in multiple points of views of three different characters: Moon, Billie, and Yun-JI. Billie and her boyfriend Joe take a teaching job in Korea. Moon, a worker at the school, is the first person that interacts with the couple. The character of Yun-Ji came out of nowhere. She also works at the school but never seemed like an important character to follow. It was confusing.

The novel takes place in 2002-2003 in Korea, while Bush was president of the U.S. Things were not easy for Billie and Joe to be in Korea at a time like this. Two Korean girls got ran over by an American Tank. Some Koreans hated Americans. It was a difficult journey for them from beginning to end, and it did end abruptly.

Moon. Poor Moon. My heart aches for Moon. He's my favorite character of the novel. He's the only character that is open about his past and has admitted to making mistakes. He is a strong character and has had his share of defeats.

Yun-Ji is a young Korean woman that is just finding her voice. She lives at home with her traditional mother and always working father. Yun-Ji is what is suppose to be the traditional Korean in this novel to show the cultural differences between Americans and Koreans - especially between her and Billie. The same thing happens to both of them and they handle that differently, of course.

It was a good, short, and deep book. I feel more educated about Korean culture and values now.

I also received it for free on Amazon's Daily Kindle Deals. The book is currently listed for $2.99 on the Kindle store - which is a good price.
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ashleydavida | 6 weitere Rezensionen | Dec 21, 2018 |
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Struggled to read this at the beginning and didn't think I would like the book at all, but it gradually became more enjoyable and by the end I found I would miss reading it. Good character development and pacing, good dialogue, no over-described settings that go on and on, few typos/grammatical errors (thought some jarring ones). Overall, I recommend and am grateful to have received this book for free in exchange for my review.
 
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TPadulaJohnson | 6 weitere Rezensionen | Sep 12, 2018 |

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