I am curious as to why you decided to write about this now, since the review as published quite awhile ago. You mention a comment you received recently. Was that it? Or did I miss something?
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I’m an American woman married to a Seoul native born in 1955. I have fallen in love with Korean television programs on Netflix and am learning the Korean language. Your article makes me WANT to buy and read Please Look After Mother. The deep respect for one’s heritage and family runs so deep in Korean culture and I wish more Americans felt the same way. I always adored and took care of my own parents until they each passed away. In my family, ‘nursing home’ is practically an unused term. We keep our seniors at home until their last breath of it is at all possible. THANK YOU for your article and a gigantic 👎🏻 for that reviewer!!
I used to listen to Fresh Air w/Terry Gross every afternoon for almost 30 years, so I am quite familiar with Ms. Corrigan's book critiques. She had an interesting voice and delivery but I always felt like she thought anyone who disagreed with her analysis was a moron. She also tended to ramble a bit, as if she was enjoying the sound of her own voice and "wit". It was irritating, to say the least. That "kimchi-scented kleenex" remark is vile, racist and ignorant. I hope she has evolved since that book review. Now I want to read the book! One of the most enjoyable things about reading (for me) is learning about worlds outside my own.
Uhhh... Gross. Very much arrogance and entitlement to not even understand that some books may literally not have *you* in mind when written. And apparently, not a clue that your horizons can be expanded by a read from someone else's perspective...
I learned about the Sewol incident in 2016 when I visited Korea with friends. My friend's friend who lived there for 8 years prior walked us around and showed us with the photos and yellow ribbons were for. We all thought it was so so tragic.
You, diving deeper into it (I went over to read your piece) makes so much sense with how it was talked about here in the US. Unfortunately it doesn't surprise me. Bleh.
This review of this book though is... Yikes. "On brand" with the US! .... Wheee....
As a Korean-American mom of a toddler with a hardworking mom like the one in this book, I deeply connected with Please Look After Mom, and was deeply disgusted by Corrigan’s review. I don’t think she is qualified to review books or judge writing with how closemindedly she dismissed this beautiful book about my culture, just because it is different than hers. Shame on npr
I've always suspected Corrigan is a know-nothing but gave her the benefit of doubt since she's on NPR. Your review of her review confirms my suspicions. She's pretty bogus. A lightweight.
I am curious as to why you decided to write about this now, since the review as published quite awhile ago. You mention a comment you received recently. Was that it? Or did I miss something?
I’m an American woman married to a Seoul native born in 1955. I have fallen in love with Korean television programs on Netflix and am learning the Korean language. Your article makes me WANT to buy and read Please Look After Mother. The deep respect for one’s heritage and family runs so deep in Korean culture and I wish more Americans felt the same way. I always adored and took care of my own parents until they each passed away. In my family, ‘nursing home’ is practically an unused term. We keep our seniors at home until their last breath of it is at all possible. THANK YOU for your article and a gigantic 👎🏻 for that reviewer!!
I have this book in my to-read list. Now I want to read it more than ever.
Also, I will always be surprised at the amount of people who don't think they're being racist with what they or others are saying, like Danny Miller.
I used to listen to Fresh Air w/Terry Gross every afternoon for almost 30 years, so I am quite familiar with Ms. Corrigan's book critiques. She had an interesting voice and delivery but I always felt like she thought anyone who disagreed with her analysis was a moron. She also tended to ramble a bit, as if she was enjoying the sound of her own voice and "wit". It was irritating, to say the least. That "kimchi-scented kleenex" remark is vile, racist and ignorant. I hope she has evolved since that book review. Now I want to read the book! One of the most enjoyable things about reading (for me) is learning about worlds outside my own.
Uhhh... Gross. Very much arrogance and entitlement to not even understand that some books may literally not have *you* in mind when written. And apparently, not a clue that your horizons can be expanded by a read from someone else's perspective...
I learned about the Sewol incident in 2016 when I visited Korea with friends. My friend's friend who lived there for 8 years prior walked us around and showed us with the photos and yellow ribbons were for. We all thought it was so so tragic.
You, diving deeper into it (I went over to read your piece) makes so much sense with how it was talked about here in the US. Unfortunately it doesn't surprise me. Bleh.
This review of this book though is... Yikes. "On brand" with the US! .... Wheee....
You're reading too much into it. She just doesn't like Koreans and has contempt for Korean culture. That's pretty standard in America.
As a Korean-American mom of a toddler with a hardworking mom like the one in this book, I deeply connected with Please Look After Mom, and was deeply disgusted by Corrigan’s review. I don’t think she is qualified to review books or judge writing with how closemindedly she dismissed this beautiful book about my culture, just because it is different than hers. Shame on npr
I've always suspected Corrigan is a know-nothing but gave her the benefit of doubt since she's on NPR. Your review of her review confirms my suspicions. She's pretty bogus. A lightweight.