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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Incest
Minor: Rape, Suicide
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Koreli Bora Chung'ın 10 öyküden oluşan Lanetli Tavşan kitabı uzun süredir merak ettiğim, Türkçe'ye çevrilmesini beklediğim bir kitaptı. Kitapta yer alan öyküler masalsı öğeler taşıyan, kimi zaman dark kimi zaman ilginç kimi zaman da hüzünlü öyküler. İçlerinden özellikle Kafa ve Bedenleşme öykülerini çok sevdim. Kore korku sinemasında uyarlamalarını görürüz belki. ☺️ Açıkçası edebi anlamda harika metinler sunmuyor Chung. Sonsözden anladığım kadarıyla kendisinin de böyle bir kaygısı yok. Yalnızlık hissiyle boğuşan ana karakterlerinin okura iyi gelmesini dilediğini hissettim. Keyifli bir okuma oldu.
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
challenging
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Despite being a fan of short stories and Korean literature, I didn't love this one. The stories were suitably weird and some intrigued me, but I wasn't left with a sense that they would stay with me. Just fell a bit flat. Having said that, some of the tales have definitely stayed with me.
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung, as a collection of short stories, is ideal for reading aloud around a fire, before dozing off in a strange bed, or while occupying fluorescent-lit liminal spaces such as doctor’s waiting rooms and subway cars: it’s strange, off-beat, supernatural and alien, and delivers inexplicable esoteric narratives. What it does not deliver, sadly, is three dimensional characters, genuinely interesting reveals, a truly unique voice, or the substance to match its modest style.
While the earliest stories in the collection have a bit more to offer in terms of originality or thematic depth (“The Head”, “The Embodiment ”, and the titular “Cursed Bunny” easily comprising the best the collection has to offer), reading deeper reveals a series of haphazardly executed ideas and fables that rarely ever deliver on the promise of their premises. As a result Cursed Bunny feels a bit like a collection of “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” ghost stories dressed up in the trappings of MFA lit-fic (which may have more to do with the translation than Chung's writing). Certainly they will whet your appetite for the weird and macabre, but I suspect few readers will leave the table feeling full.
While the earliest stories in the collection have a bit more to offer in terms of originality or thematic depth (“The Head”, “The Embodiment ”, and the titular “Cursed Bunny” easily comprising the best the collection has to offer), reading deeper reveals a series of haphazardly executed ideas and fables that rarely ever deliver on the promise of their premises. As a result Cursed Bunny feels a bit like a collection of “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” ghost stories dressed up in the trappings of MFA lit-fic (which may have more to do with the translation than Chung's writing). Certainly they will whet your appetite for the weird and macabre, but I suspect few readers will leave the table feeling full.
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes