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I Have the Right to Destroy Myself by Young-Ha Kim

7 reviews

noella19's review

dark reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.75

All in all be careful when you read the book. Very trigger warning conversations

The brothers felt even more like strangers at the end than in the beginning.

I feel for K and the fact that he attempted to reach out but was ignored by C. He seems very lost and the book ends with him unraveling.

C is quite literally the worst. He appears to believe himself the center of the universe but not to a degree were he consideres himself above everything and everyone else (at least not blatantly) but he’s just so stuck in his own world. Everyone appears like a prop in his life to keep his day going and even though some made an impact in his life but somehow not enough to ground him in reality. He seems not see people as people but pieces and some with more depth than others.

Mimi and Judith felt like text book manic pixie girls but yet were intriguing. Can’t say their choices surprised me but their explanations fell flat but maybe it’s because they were talking to c and were aware of how he views them. I wanted more from and for them.

The ominous voice that assisted with the decisions to exit was intriguing to say the least. At first I thought he was simply the embodiment of death himself but clearly he wasn’t but he was something else. His reasoning is realistic but unfair to most but he seemed to hold more compassion for the people he met and helped.

The book sad and the characters are broken but each one is finding a way to cope or make the pain go away.

All in all be careful. Take breaks if necessary.

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angela_iseli's review

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dark medium-paced

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

2.0

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quills4days's review

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dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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chortle's review

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dark fast-paced

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

3.0

initial thoughts: Might I appreciate the narrator more if I was well-versed with philosophy on aesthetics of death? This novel's a reminder to interrogate (sometimes I wish there were reflexive verbs that denote actions done to oneself; so s'interroger in french... I am simultaneously the reader and my self, no?) the reader's separation of narrator and/or characters from their author.

More to say on the characters and execution later...

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