Lost Names: Scenes from a Korean Boyhood

Story: 7.5 / 10
Characters: 7
Setting: 9.0
Prose: 7.5

Note that the Author's Preface contains lengthy excerpts from the book. I would suggest skipping it altogether. It's main themes are how publishers describe Kim, namely as American, or Korean, as well as the concept of Han. I read the preface after finishing the book. The Author's Note was far more interesting.