[DeepL Translation - needs review] "This is the story of Leaf, a hen who lives as the master of her own life, holding on to the hope of seeing her eggs and chicks born. It would be so easy to just eat what the poultry farm gives her and lay eggs, but she thinks that's not how a hen should live. So she leaves the poultry farm and the safety of the yard where she can eat her fill.
(Translator: DeepL)
Okay choice for first Korean novel
I'm kind of shocked this is considered a kid's book, given the themes and content, but given what I've read of Korean literature in translation, maybe I shouldn't be so surprised. There are some interesting themes about motherhood, discrimination, sacrifice, etc. that definitely don't feel kiddish, and the sometimes-violent conflict between the characters was suspenseful enough to keep me plugging along at a steady pace. It's not something I would have picked up in English, but I think it was a