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Sun-mi Hwang

Autor(a) de The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly

13 Works 602 Membros 41 Críticas

About the Author

Obras por Sun-mi Hwang

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Outros nomes
황선미
Data de nascimento
1963
Sexo
female
Nacionalidade
South Korea
Locais de residência
Seoul, South Korea
Educação
Chung-Ang University
Gwangju University
Seoul Institute of the Arts

Membros

Críticas

This book had been on my to-read list FOREVER. Somewhere I saw this described as a Korean Charlotte's Web, and I think that is just about perfect. A farmyard of anthropomorphized animals, an extremely earnest narrator, with the farms as The Man who won't just Let The Animals Live! Messages of following your dreams, resilience, and self-sacrifice, while also side-eyeing scarcity mentality. Less focused on winning the state fair and more focused on not getting eaten by Weasel. A fast read appropriate for kids and adults alike.… (mais)
 
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greeniezona | 33 outras críticas | Feb 20, 2024 |
Lovely, sad fable about a hen craving freedom, motherhood, and a place in the world.

Sprout is 'just' a hen but in wanting her independence she becomes strong, capable, smart and caring. Having a 'baby' gives her life true purpose.

Beautiful!
 
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Bookish59 | 33 outras críticas | Oct 21, 2023 |
To become a mother, the self-named hen, Sprout, has to sacrifice the acceptance of others and has to face life as an outcast with an adopted child who is different from herself. She courageously fights every day to keep her little duckling safe, until he flies away and leaves her alone to face her own mortality. The same end that her duckling's parents have already met while keeping him safe. This is a simple yet wonderful tale of love and friendship. Subtly raising issues of the "unconventional family" prejudice, motherhood, freedom, sacrifice and mortality. Solidly told and well translated, a story for all ages. Compared to classics like Charlotte's Web and Seagull. Also compared to Animal Farm, but I would say it is an opposite view of humanity.… (mais)
 
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juliais_bookluvr | 33 outras críticas | Mar 9, 2023 |
While on vacation, I picked this book up at the airport in Bali for really no good reason. I had at least 12 books and 7 graphic novels on my Kindle to peruse during my ungodly long flight back to the U.S. (17 hours forcryin’outloud). But, I’d heard lots of great things about Hwang’s first book The Hen Who Dream She Could Fly – often referred to as the Korean Charlotte’s Web so I figured, why not? In The Dog Who Dared to Dream, I was expecting a somber, perhaps even heartwarming fable about a dog’s loyal spirit à la Hachiko and the connections humans make with animals. Instead, it’s a 169 pages of melodramatic puppy-napping, animal cruelty, and a one-dimensional caretaker – whom the animals dub “Grandpa Screecher” because of his penchant for screaming at them.

After finishing the book on the plane, I dropped it on the tray table with a slap and then proceeded to complain to my husband about this pointless and bizarre little novella. Our flight attendant, stopped by my seat to eagerly ask, “Would you recommend the book? I noticed the cover while you were reading it and I love dogs!” And since I have no spine or conviction, I said, “Umm, yes, I think you’ll like it!”
… (mais)
 
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MC_Rolon | 4 outras críticas | Jun 15, 2022 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
13
Membros
602
Popularidade
#41,741
Avaliação
3.8
Críticas
41
ISBN
31
Línguas
10

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