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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I love the way author wrote.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Murder
Wonderfully translated work about a Korean assassin and the world of hit men he moves in as he thinks on the purpose of it. I really loved the writing and couldn’t put it down.
Korean palkkamurhamarkkinoilla tapahtuu, jonka seurauksena vanhempaa koulukuntaa edustava päähahmo Reseng, joutuu kohteeksi.
Kirja oli oudon erikoinen, mutta kiinnostavan erilainen. Erityisesti tarinan kuljetus ja kaari. Tykkäsin tästä sen vuoksi etten todella pystynyt arvaamaan mihin tarina vie, mitä seuraavaksi tapahtuu ja samalla myös Korealaiset vivahteet koko tarinassa tekivät siitä tuplasti kiinnostavamman.
Komppaan takakannessa olevaa ajatusta, siitä että tämä on Uusi skandi noir, jonka osalta jos kirjoissa johonkin trilleri/dekkarisuuntaan pitäisi suuntautua, valitsisin tämän. Oli hyvä!
Kirja oli oudon erikoinen, mutta kiinnostavan erilainen. Erityisesti tarinan kuljetus ja kaari. Tykkäsin tästä sen vuoksi etten todella pystynyt arvaamaan mihin tarina vie, mitä seuraavaksi tapahtuu ja samalla myös Korealaiset vivahteet koko tarinassa tekivät siitä tuplasti kiinnostavamman.
Komppaan takakannessa olevaa ajatusta, siitä että tämä on Uusi skandi noir, jonka osalta jos kirjoissa johonkin trilleri/dekkarisuuntaan pitäisi suuntautua, valitsisin tämän. Oli hyvä!
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Visit the locations in the novel
Slick Korean Noir
Whoah, what just happened! This is one of the few Korean set novels I’ve read but I’ve never seen this side to the city before!
The Plotters of the title are the criminals in the city who pull all the strings. They sit at the high end of the criminal fraternity, shouting orders and issuing threats.
Reseng has been an assassin for fifteen years. His ‘boss’ is Old Raccoon, who operates out of the library he calls The Doghouse. Old Raccoon is an avid reader and reads a lot of books which was bizarre to think about as he issues yet another hit. He has a ‘friend’ by the name of Bear who runs a pet crematorium but will, for a fee, cremate a human body.
Reseng finds it increasingly hard to keep his emotional distance from his victims. That, is the very bad and ultimately deadly problem. As if he refuses to kill someone, then the plotters kill him. Reseng fears this fate as he knows of dead assasins.
What a world Un Su Kim has created. Despite the lack of specific locations, the setting overall spoke loud and clear. This is Korea, an Asian society where ‘face’ and pride rule, even in the assassins world. The language and phrasing are also ‘ non-Western’ which ties the whole book into one very distinct Asia set novel.
IT’s gory and violent. The many matter of face discussions of who to kill and how to kill them make them seem all the more dangerous. Life here means nothing it would seem.
I loved this book, it was as if I was watching a Quentin Tarantino movie.
I really liked the story and the way the author writes and especially the kind of humor written in the book, this is that kind of book that a person reads and can't stop because of how appealing that the story is.
I really liked the story and the way the author writes and especially the kind of humor written in the book, this is that kind of book that a person reads and can't stop because of how appealing that the story is.
Jag vill ge den här fler stjärnor men samtidigt tycker jag knappt att det var en deckare, förutom mot slutet och även om den var annorlunda så vet jag inte om det var till bokens fördel.
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
medium-paced