“A House Divided” by Pearl S. Buck

I might’ve mentioned before that Pearl S. Buck is probably my favorite author… Her best known work is “The Good Earth Trilogy” (or “House of Earth Trilogy”), which consists of three books that tell the stories of three generations of the Wang family of China. I read somewhere that she had a fourth book planned, [...]

“Saving Face” – A Chinese love story!

Meet Wil, a very promising surgeon doing her residency in New York, who is consequently at the beck and call of her pager. She’s stressed to the point of being terribly uptight, stiff, and left with little spare time to herself. Meet Vivian, a very promising ballerina waiting to find out if she’s been accepted [...]

Smile, Donghae Episode 13

We pick up with Saewa abandoning poor Anna on the side of the road. Poor Anna looks afraid and confused. How could Saewa do that to someone she knows has issues with understanding and getting around? Meanwhile, at the hotel, Bongi and Donghae are crazy with worry. Bongi gets up as she finally notices that [...]

Smile, Donghae Episode 12

Donghae tells Saewa they need to talk, but Saewa shakes him off and tells him to stop. Donghae refuses to listen, and grabs her arm, dragging her off with him while she can only stae helplessly at Do Jin who just entered the lobby. It looks like Do Jin spots Saewa as she is being [...]

Smile, Donghae Episode 11

Saewa apologizes to Donghae and tells him that she no longer loves him. Donghae just can’t understand this. I don’t blame him as it is a total shocker for him as he did not see this coming. Maybe if he had considered Saewa’s personal goals and feelings a little more instead of being oblivious to [...]

Smile, Donghae Episode 10

It has finally arrived! Time for Donghae to propose. Will Saewa accept or will she reject now that she knows just who Kim Do Jin is? Knowing the plot and Saewa’s attitude, the end is already known, isn’t it?

Smile, Donghae Episode 9

“To me, my mom is like a wound that never heals.”~Donghae We pick up right where we left off in the last episode. Bongi sees Saewa and Do Jin together and quickly fakes a stomachache to distract Donghae. Saewa is shocked to see Bongi and Donghae at her place as well and as they drive [...]

Smile, Donghae Episode 8

Sun Ok and Kang Jae finally make up. Anna and Saewa are both angry at Donghae for his performance on Saewa’s show. Saewa accuses Donghae of being too hung up on his past to actually love her and understand her like she should and Bongi and Donghae bond a little. Plus, Tae Hoon’s and Sae [...]