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tbretc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Murder and Blood
whitney_walton's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Stalking, Ableism, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Body horror, Car accident, Chronic illness, Grief, Murder, Death of parent, Drug use, and Toxic relationship
lindsloveslit's review against another edition
2.25
"The Good Son" shook me within the first ten pages, and caused me to jump at every unfamiliar sound I heard for the remainder of the book. π It immediately grips you, with the narrator Yu-jin waking up to Mother's body at the bottom of the stairs. He doesn't remember anything, and for the next three days he pieces together the mysery.
I really enjoyed the writing of this translated thriller/crime for the first 40% of the book, but the remainder ended up being pretty predictable and more gory than I'm used to. π To add, reading a book from this perspective ended up feeling so haunting and claustrophic. There were sentences that made me really uncomfortable and I'm not sure if I love or hate the book... what i am sure of is that it is the darkest, most creepy book I've ever read. The dreams it caused and sleep it stole was REAL. π€£
P.S. This was my first ever buddy read through @the.storygraph and I LOVE IT (shout out to @majreads for joining me). It was really helpful for me to bounce questions and thoughts back and forth.
Graphic: Gore, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Stalking, and Violence
jannymoji's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Gore, Murder, and Stalking
madarauchiha's review against another edition
- 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
2.75
Ok interesting. You can kinda see how this is going to play out before the book telegraphs it. I don't think the mc was, like, actually psychotic or whatever. The writing and translation was very smooth and enjoyable to read.
I'm agreeing with storygraph user 'historysoverture': " People with mental illness are significantly more likely to be the victim of a crime than the perpetrator. And there's already so much stigma around people with mental illnesses, so why make it worse? Not a terrible book, but not for me. "
content warnings:
minor suicide ideation, dogs, parent death, religion catholic,
medium childbirth, pregnancy, alcohol use, death, medical content,
major ableism, incest, sexual harassment, medical abuse, child abuse, child death, drowning, femicide, stalking, toxic relationships, gore, murder, parental death, blood, mental illness, violence, sharps, car accidents
Graphic: Ableism, Incest, Sexual harassment, Medical trauma, Child death, Child abuse, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Gore, Murder, Death of parent, Death, Blood, Mental illness, Violence, and Car accident
Moderate: Pregnancy, Alcohol, Death, and Medical content
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Death of parent
chomie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Blood and Murder
sruthis_bookland's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Yu-Jin a 26-year-old who lives with his mom and her adopted son. The story starts with Yu-Jin waking up thinking that he may get another seizure (a neurological disorder). But he was awakened by a strong metallic odour. When he opens his eyes, he was shocked to find the bloody footprints all over his home. He follows the footprint and was shocked to see his mother's body lifeless. He strongly believes that the intruder is still in home but he has no memory of what happened at the previous night. He tries to recall everything that happened at the night. To do that, he only has his mother's journal in which she wrote everything about his psychological disorder.
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This is one of the best psychological thrillers I have ever read. It was scary and creepy. This is my first book which I am reading from the killer's / a psych's perspective. The way author described about the happiness or adrenaline rush the killer gets when he sees fear on other's face was so disturbing. I came to know after reading the book that this story is based on a true serial killer's story who accepted about his psychic manners in public. It's a gripping story. It has 4 parts. I felt that first 2 parts were little draggy since I was so confused and was not able to conclude anything. But after that everything fell into place and the story was unputdownable. If you love psychological crime fictions, I urge you to read this book.
Graphic: Blood and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
thecatladybooknook_penny's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
Told through flashbacks, current day and diary entries, we see there is more going on that what we think!
This isn't your average thriller, as some may think it's slow, but it actually pretty fascinating to learn of the family dynamics and what has caused all of this to happen.
Graphic: Blood and Murder
jayisreading's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Child death and Emotional abuse
Minor: Death of parent
nancy2604's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Murder, Blood, and Sexual violence