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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
Boring, not freaky enough. I'll have to say that most if not all the stories have intriguing beginning, but always fall flat, either through the anticlimatic twist or simply the execution being lacking.
It took me a long time to finish it so I don't really remember the specifics of what I think about the earlier stories... but I liked the premise of The Head and Embodiment, and remember feeling like... that's all?
Goodbye, My Love is another that's sooooo my alley but instead of leaning to psychosexual romance Chung decided to lean on the sudden technology fake deprecation culture commentary... which is also my issue with some of her other stories with obvious commentaries because she seemingly hasn't figured out how to do it while still making her horror stories fun!
My issues with Scars is: 1) the whole charm of the story is that we are trapped in MC's POV where he doesn't know who he is, but everyone else does. Commit to that and make it dialogueless!! What is this!! It would make a good exercise as Chung relies a lot on dialogues for expositions... which is exactly the problem is because somehow the whole reveal is done via exposition bomb... while MC's whole problem is inability to communicate! Did he learn along the way? It takes me out whenever any dialogue happens. 2) What is that reveal? lmao
I can't say I care about the rest of the stories to have any opinions about them.
I do wish I could read Korean so I could tell if I just found the proses to be boring or it's just a subpar translation... but oh well.
It took me a long time to finish it so I don't really remember the specifics of what I think about the earlier stories... but I liked the premise of The Head and Embodiment, and remember feeling like... that's all?
Goodbye, My Love is another that's sooooo my alley but instead of leaning to psychosexual romance Chung decided to lean on the sudden technology fake deprecation culture commentary... which is also my issue with some of her other stories with obvious commentaries because she seemingly hasn't figured out how to do it while still making her horror stories fun!
My issues with Scars is: 1) the whole charm of the story is that we are trapped in MC's POV where he doesn't know who he is, but everyone else does. Commit to that and make it dialogueless!! What is this!! It would make a good exercise as Chung relies a lot on dialogues for expositions... which is exactly the problem is because somehow the whole reveal is done via exposition bomb... while MC's whole problem is inability to communicate! Did he learn along the way? It takes me out whenever any dialogue happens. 2) What is that reveal? lmao
I can't say I care about the rest of the stories to have any opinions about them.
I do wish I could read Korean so I could tell if I just found the proses to be boring or it's just a subpar translation... but oh well.
challenging
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
medium-paced
A series of what if thoughts turned into stories. Twisted and creative.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Goodbye, My Love and Reunion were my favorites. Read Embodiment in a reading group and was captivated. Some hits, like any collection, but I appreciated how each story was distinct (weird, interesting).
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Very very well written but just not a subject I want to read about.
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
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:
Complicated
I could do without the animal cruelty, but it was reservedly dark and horrifying. Last story is phenomenal.
There was nothing left for me to wait for.
But there I remained, standing in his bathroom, waiting for someone to miraculously find me, to release me from my ties to this life.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Vomit