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3.38 AVERAGE
3.38 AVERAGE
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
I felt dread, lonely, and exhausted after reading this. This book has deep meanings, plot, and clues that you'll miss if you read it too fast. It's better to take your time, read it slowly and carefully. I need to re-read it again to catch the whole idea. 3.0 is not my final verdict.
This is a creepy slow-burn. I love when stories start out one way and you slowly realize there are more layers to the story…
Yet again I listen to a book pretty much in one sitting and yet again I don't understand why many seem to like this so much.
There's a creepy setting or rather feeling to the novel. I do get that but at the same time that didn't scare me either. I wanted to know what would happen but once I found out I kind of had more questions. And feel like everything didn't wrap up in any way.
Plus there's this plot point that you can see coming before even opening the book. So I'm disappointed. I wanted something more scary and creepy as I was promised, but alas this wasn't it.
There's a creepy setting or rather feeling to the novel. I do get that but at the same time that didn't scare me either. I wanted to know what would happen but once I found out I kind of had more questions. And feel like everything didn't wrap up in any way.
Plus there's this plot point that you can see coming before even opening the book. So I'm disappointed. I wanted something more scary and creepy as I was promised, but alas this wasn't it.
Short and very scary. I read it all in an evening. I don't read a lot of horror, but I'm glad I picked this up.
One complaint: the description on Goodreads and on the back of the book contains spoilers from the last ~50 pages that I wish I hadn't read before starting the book.
One complaint: the description on Goodreads and on the back of the book contains spoilers from the last ~50 pages that I wish I hadn't read before starting the book.
A paralyzed man recuperates after surviving a car crash that has killed his wife and left him in the care of a grieving mother-in-law who may not be too keen on his recovering. A quiet and very dark book (familial love and duty twisted into themes of isolation, shame and psychological torture), but I feel I can‘t grasp the nuances behind many of the Korean characters‘ thoughts possibly due to the imprecision of an English language translation.