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Waiting by Ha Jin

Waiting

by Ha Jin
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  • First Published:
  • Oct 1, 1999, 308 pages
  • Paperback:
  • Sep 2000, 308 pages
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L. Suh

The title was apt. I was waiting for characters I could empathize with, waiting for a plot to develop...waiting for this book to end. The misogyny was the only consistent theme; the women were described with more emphasis on facial aging defects and bound feet than what was going on inside their heads or hearts.
And why is it that the rape scene seemed to be the only part described with vigour and colourful text?
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