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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
The Good Son, my favorite book to read in 2018. Being stuck inside the mind of twenty five year old Yu-Jin, who lives with his mother in South Korea. It's brilliant, twisted story that I'm glad got translated to English copies. It's a constant page turner, I couldn't put it down.
Being trapped inside a psychopath's mind trying to figure out if he killed his own mother almost messed up with my own thoughts. You play mind games with yourself as you analyze the story. Did Yu-Jin kill his mother? Or is it all just another sick hallucination?
You-Jeong Jeong strongly presents her writing skills as readers don't know what is real or not in Yu-Jin's eyes. I highly recommend for anyone who's a fan of a good psyche thriller.
Being trapped inside a psychopath's mind trying to figure out if he killed his own mother almost messed up with my own thoughts. You play mind games with yourself as you analyze the story. Did Yu-Jin kill his mother? Or is it all just another sick hallucination?
You-Jeong Jeong strongly presents her writing skills as readers don't know what is real or not in Yu-Jin's eyes. I highly recommend for anyone who's a fan of a good psyche thriller.
مملة، صادمة، ولا يُنصح بها…
للتوثيق: قررت قراءة تلك الرواية بعد معرفتي بعقد ندوة مع الكاتبة في مصر، ولفضولي المعرفي بسبب وصف إحداهن للكاتبة بأنها كاتبتها المفضلة -رغم أن هناك فقط روايتين مترجمتين للعربية لتلك الكاتبة-
، وكذلك رغبة مني في خوض تجربة قراءة في الأدب الكوري.
عزائي الوحيد أنني كنت منشغلة فترة قراءتها ولم أكن مخططةً مسبقاً لقراءة شيء آخر.
للتوثيق: قررت قراءة تلك الرواية بعد معرفتي بعقد ندوة مع الكاتبة في مصر، ولفضولي المعرفي بسبب وصف إحداهن للكاتبة بأنها كاتبتها المفضلة -رغم أن هناك فقط روايتين مترجمتين للعربية لتلك الكاتبة-
، وكذلك رغبة مني في خوض تجربة قراءة في الأدب الكوري.
عزائي الوحيد أنني كنت منشغلة فترة قراءتها ولم أكن مخططةً مسبقاً لقراءة شيء آخر.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
This is an amazing, deeply unsettling book. You will be hooked from start to finish.
I just love a good unreliable narrator. I felt like I was peeling an onion.
Neutral 2.5 stars ... it wasn't bad, but it wasn't good either.
In fact, it was an unsettling jumble of a book, jumping wildly between past and present. It's a slow-burn kind of book, lacking mystery - but it makes up for that with unsettling insights into the twisted mind of the protagonist. My interest waned about halfway through, struggling to find something good about Yu-jin.
In fact, it was an unsettling jumble of a book, jumping wildly between past and present. It's a slow-burn kind of book, lacking mystery - but it makes up for that with unsettling insights into the twisted mind of the protagonist. My interest waned about halfway through, struggling to find something good about Yu-jin.