A Manual for Cleaning Women by Lucia Berlin
The Stats:
- Publication Date: August 18, 2015
- Short stories, autobiographical, slice of life,
- 3.8/5
- Warnings: Some of these stories are not happy. You’ve been warned.
Tag: short stories
The Saturday Reading List: Seoul Food
Seoul Food: Short Stories of a Korean American Living in Los Angeles
“From my constant observations of people’s lives, I discovered that my college friends, friends or acquaintances back home, people throughout society, and I had ka-shi that intentionally or unintentionally projected onto others. Our past wounds, those undesired rotten ka-shis, resided in our souls and pierced out of our bodies.”
– Sarai Koo, Seoul Food
*ka-shi = fish bone or something that needs to be taken out or else damage starts
The Stats:
- Short stories, non-fiction, autobiographical
- 4/5
- Warnings: Not really any specific warnings other than prepared to be humbled. There’s also a few Korean terms but they’re all explained when they’re brought up and there’s a glossary in the back in case you forget. Also, some of the food descriptions might make you hungry so, empty stomaches beware!
Sit and Be Still 