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The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim

107 reviews

ttbob1977's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Join Ji-won as she navigates the tricky world of the emerging cannibal. There is a lot of buildup before we go there, but what a payoff. Loved the super-short chapters, the various relationships between characters, the insight into Korean (and Korean-American) family dynamics, and in the end, Ji-won’s coup de grâce is really satisfying.  This is not for everyone; there is graphic body horror involved. 
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irmitcrab's review against another edition

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adventurous dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

the messages got a little heavy handed for me, like i didn't feel that it was necessary to have the feminist overtones spelled out so frequently and blatantly. i would rather have just drawn my own conclusions for ji-won's motivations bc they were pretty clear to begin with. BUT, all that being said, i thought it was a fun thriller with a fun killer protagonist to root for, and the heavy handedness of it made sense in that context. like yeah i'll root for the traumatized man killer, she deserves a little treat. 
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megtall's review

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dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

I loved the audio version of this book. I tried to read the print copy and couldn’t seem to get into it, so I’m glad I gave the audio copy a chance. I loved the descriptions, concise but still impactful. The narrator was great. Love it. 
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alysaz23's review against another edition

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dark fast-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Wow. I'm shook. How eerily creepy. I'm thankful I don't have blue eyes after reading this... 

I didn't read any descriptions of this before starting it, I just knew it would be more of a horror genre. I'm kind of really glad I went into this mostly blind (pun fully intended). It started off as a sad story about a young girl's struggling life, but flipped to a creepy story of eyeballs and revenge, and i was hooked the whole time. The ending was *chefs kiss*. 
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sapphic_alpaca's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense

4.0

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shawnlynnael's review

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dark 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
Comparing this book to Crying in H-Mart is crazy. All the men in this book are so hatable, I kept saying someone should kill this guy knowing full well that the main character was going to kill that guy
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oddlydrawncristi's review against another edition

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emotional sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This story was awesome. Feminism, Asian culture, and weird girl shit. I was mad, sad, and joyous at different parts. Highly recommend 
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nocturnalbookworm's review against another edition

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

4.0

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seanamcphie's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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radtj's review against another edition

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adventurous dark sad tense fast-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

This book was very captivating, from the main characters to the evolving plot following them. I really enjoyed how the author slowly develops Ji-won’s character over the course of the book, and shows how she’s changing as a person! Great story.

But I feel like the ending came together almost too perfectly. While it was satisfying, it also felt like there were small plot gaps, like Geoffrey having the knife with Ji-won’s fingerprints all over it. Overall still a great read though!
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