Re Jane: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.20 (707 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0143107941 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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A former Fulbright Scholar and Emerging Writer Fellow at the Center for Fiction, she has published essays in The New York Times, Slice, and The Guardian. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.From the Hardcover edition.. Patricia Park was born and raised in New York City. She earned her BA in English from Swarthmore College
Inducted into the world of organic food co-ops and nineteenth–century novels, Jane is the recipient of Beth Mazer’s feminist lectures and Ed Farley’s very male attention. Re Jane is a bright, comic story of falling in love, finding strength, and living not just out of obligation to others, but for one’s self.Journeying from Queens to Brooklyn to Seoul, and back, this is a fresh, contemporary retelling of Jane Eyre and a poignant Korean American debut.From the Hardcover edition.. Sardonic yet vulnerable, Jane toils, unappreciated, in her strict uncle’s grocery store and politely observes the traditional principle of nunchi (a combination of good manners, hierarchy, and obligation). “Re Jane is snappy and memorable, with its clever narrator and insights on clashing c
Ed Farley, despite the existence of Beth Mazer, his feminist wife. VERDICT This fun, contemporary, and moving reimagining of Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre offers an honest look at life between two cultures and the importance of living for oneself—Shelley Diaz, School Library Journal . The witty and charming protagonist will win over readers. The young woman's struggle to find the balance between what her family and tradition expect from her and what she hopes to fashion for herself will ring true for teens. From School Library Journal Dutiful Jane Re, a half-Korean/half-American orphan living in Flushing, Queens, and working in her strict uncle's grocery store, tries to escape her lot in life by becoming the au pair for the Mazer-Farleys, English professors in Brooklyn who have adopted a Chinese gir
"Disappointing" according to KT. The interesting parts were the insights into the different cultures threaded throughout the book: Koreans in America, American-Korean, the different New York borrough cultures of Queens and Flushing, Seoul, etcbut there was no plot, just a lost, meandering narrator and main character who let things happen to her and seemed incapable of maturation or unders. "Thought the book was multi-layered and nicely balanced with Korean culture" according to Stephen Ko. Thought the book was multi-layered and nicely balanced with Korean culture, humor and sensitivity to immigrant experience. Really enjoyed parts about Korea, although some references is now little outdated(Cyworld eg.). Thought the broken Konglish parts were poetic. The way they convey message with far fewer words with more impact. Also liked usage of Korea. It was a good book for what I wanted- to learn about the It was a good book for what I wanted- to learn about the Korean-American experience. It captured the emotional experience of a first love as well.