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The Old Woman with the Knife by Gu Byeong-mo

34 reviews

janiceinwonderland's review

mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

this was originally intended to be a quick read to hold me over on another hold that i had, but i honestly loved this read. i enjoyed how matter-of-fact hornclaw was and the cast of characters & circumstances they all met carried me through to the bittersweet end. i’d love to see this adapted into a movie or series tbh.

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bookish_purrsuits's review against another edition

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3.0

This book was sold to me as a cozy murder mystery and it definitely is not. There is

animal death

which I wasn't prepared for and always like to know about ahead of time. Overall, I think the book was fine but mostly forgettable (besides

the animal death

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emilyready's review

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adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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bessadams's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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gracey3000's review

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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cs172's review against another edition

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adventurous sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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recorderkfk's review

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challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

It's a slow burn this book - ans all the better for it. Western adaptions of this trope, the old lady assassin have focused more on the assassin part, and less on the old lady. The brilliance of this book is it's elderly protagonist her reflections on life and Byeong-Mo's poignant reflections and comments on aging and society and relationships.

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