"There was more to being something than just blood." 
 "A Woman's lot is to suffer" 
 "Blood doesn't Matter" 
 The book is utterly engrossing. The lengthy family saga has captivated in such a way that , I never felt even a tiny bit of boredom during my journey with the book. The evolving status and nature of humans along with the time has been depicted realistically and beautifully. The omniscient narration used by author was helpful in understanding the journey of different individuals and their point of views. The book presents us with a clear picture of situation of Koreans who migrated to Japan during the 20th Century. It also addresses the issue of immigration and immigrants. 
 The Women characters of the book show strong will in overcoming hurdles of life. They never take a easy way out but stick to values and morals especially by Yangjin, Sunja and Kyunghee. The Women in this book suffer more compared to Men characters as they not only have to take care of family but also the financial ones while facing criticism/ being looked down upon for working. (view spoiler)[The irony of the story, whatever the educational qualifications of Mozasu's, Noa's or Solomon's they end up working in same field due to the prejudice of the people. (hide spoiler)] 
 I loved the way the author has created a realistic fictional world and the way she never gave us any bigotry opinions through her text. I learned so much about the historical happening during 20th century and how it impacted the lives of commoner due to this book. This book has piqued my interest to learn more about the happenings of the other nations during War period and aftermath and especially the impact on the lives of the people. It has piqued my interest to learn the psychology of people , how they are prejudiced and opinionated. 
 I look forward to read more works of the author.