Reviews with content warning for Xenophobia - The Eyes Are the Best Part

This book was disgusting in all the best ways.

I enjoy books with unhinged women so I had high hopes for this one and it did not disappoint.

This was a light exploration of misogyny, anger, hatred, responsibility, and family dynamics.

Does this book have some cliches that I normally roll my eyes at? Yes.
Is it the most amazing writing ever? No.
Did I still every second of this weird ride? Absolutely!

Would recommend!

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yellerreads's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

i thought this book was interesting for a lot of reasons even though i felt strangely unfulfilled. Ji-won was extremely intelligent and had a lot figured out but she also acted like she had no idea what she was doing a lot of the time which bothered me. she had amazing anecdotes and insights about culture, fetishism and misogyny yet i felt like it didn’t directly relate to the story in a certain aspect. i appreciate wholeheartedly that the author worked the struggles of asian women into the novel and i think the insight was extremely important, but there were some disjointed aspects of her thoughts. i’m not sure why i feel this way, i just do.
i think the men were disgusting characters as they were meant to be, and they were written fantastically. a lot of the time with novels such as these, i find myself loving the female protagonist even though she is meant to be a very ambiguous character, but in this case i found myself disliking her often throughout the book, which bothered me because i wanted to like her so much.
i really was overall conflicted with my feelings throughout the book even though i felt like it was written amazingly, and the story was great and wrapped up very nicely.
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i also really wish that the whole tumor thing was actually discussed more/ acknowledged rather than being thrown in. it felt as though it was a last minute decision that attempted to explain away the hallucinations rather than an actual reason for behavior and feelings.
<<end spoiler>>
overall i really did enjoy the book regardless of my conflicted feelings about plot and characters and i thought the writing was absolutely wonderful. and i love the author! definitely recommend!!

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trashynucleus's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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snovella's review against another edition

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dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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irs's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced

3.5

Creo que merece una buena puntuación por el comentario preciso y tristemente real sobre la objetivación de mujeres asiáticas por parte de hombres blancos, juntado con el machismo interseccional que sigue existiendo a día de hoy. El aspecto de terror no lo es tanto, sino más bien tira al gore, al que no soy tan aficionada, pero ha resultado una lectura muy interesante sobre otra mujer que intenta sublimar sus instintos más primarios sin conseguirlo, y cae en la locura más atroz y sangrienta posible. Muy recomendable, a pesar de ser una lectura algo nicho y no una novela de terror muy al uso.

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bitchigo's review against another edition

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dark emotional 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

4.0

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