Series: Color Trilogy
by Author Kim Dong Hwa
Historias color tierra 3. Los pequeños cuentos de mi madre (2003)
This series should've been called "How Many Times Can We Talk About Flowers and Butterflies in One Book" or "How to Use Way Too Many Metaphors and Bore Your Audience" or maybe "Weird Facial Expressions, Random Corporal Punishment, Misandry AND Misogyny, plus Bonus: Surprise Floppy Boobs." This tr...
Warna Langit (2003)
I read this right after moving back to So. Cal, it was a local library copy. I could have read this while still in Illinois. I thoroughly enjoyed it. While it might be marketed and promoted as a YA title, it really is not. The description of everyday life in Korea during the first part of the...
The Color of Water (2003)
I'm glad she found a new beaux and I have to say I somehow thought their meeting was a little too preconceived, even though it was really funny. Sometimes I scoff at her uppity personality but I can understand her squeamishness mixed with curiosity too. A very reflective coming of age trilogy. It...
Historias color tierra 2. Los pequeños cuentos de mi madre (2003)
The Colour of Water is such a seamless transition from The Colour of Earth that I feel everything I said in that review can be applied to this book as well. The messages about sex, the mother-daughter relationship, the story of Ehwa gradually maturing, and even the heavy-laden metaphors about nat...
Warna Air (2003)
I absolutely adore this series, but I think that this is the weakest volume. I think the largest problem is that the characters become a bit too absurd for me, too much like caricatures. Also I didn't like how it ended. The lovely art and lyrical dialogue that we have come to expect from the Colo...
The Color of Earth (2003)
Originally, I gave this book 2 stars, but I've since amended it to 3, because parts of the book have really stuck with me. This is only my personal rating, of course, because I feel the book has more value to offer to other readers, particularly young girls, 11-15(ish).This book works well for tw...
Historias color de la tierra 1. Los pequeños cuentos de mi madre (2003)
I liked this book. It addressed issues such as puberty and other aspects of growing up without making it feel like a lecture. I personally felt like I didn't get as much from this book as I probably could have, if I had known more about the Korean culture, but the book does give very helpful note...
Warna Tanah (2003)
Gave this a four because I think it deserves four for the art and the way the subject matter was executed, but I'm not sure how much I liked it. I think I like the idea of this story and I liked how female sexuality wasn't portrayed as a bad thing. I also loved that the mother and daughter were s...