“Dictee”

Cha’s “Dictee” is a very interesting and innovative novel and I find that, although I do not understand all that is going into the work and the message behind that effort, I can connect with it in a way that other books do not make me. I enjoy the cultural aspects of the work, which is more interesting to me because I have an interest in the Asian cultures but also because it gives emotion to the work. It is an unusual combination of prose and almost like poetry written into it although not made obvious. There is a lot of repetition as well as fragmented sentences that make you stop frequently while reading. Family, religion, culture…it deals with a lot of topics and I am looking forward to understanding the meaning behind her words.