Reviews - The Good Son - Anak Teladan

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The Good Son - Anak Teladan

You-Jeong Jeong

3.69 AVERAGE

starfish912's review against another edition

2.25

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sadgrrrlreads's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional tense slow-paced

lachrisreptiliana's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

tilla's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mintomillk's review against another edition

4.0

4 stars. a decidedly solid novel, You-Jeong Jeong's writing shines in how she takes us into the mind of a twisted individual and rationalises his actions accordingly. a pattern i love in many East Asian novels is that the characters involved always seem to be so strange, whether in their habits, lifestyle, in the events of the plot or even when responsible for murder. Yu-jin is truly a character in his own right that you can't help but pity and resent, all at once.

beslowlivinguk's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lethani's review against another edition

3.25

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

rochelleisreading's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional tense fast-paced

Content Warnings

rociovoncina's review against another edition

4.0

Titulo: El buen hijo
Autor: You-Jeong Jeong
Año publicado: 2016
Motivo de lectura: @asianreadathon #AsianReadathon
Lectura / Relectura: Lectura
Fisico / Electronico: Electronico
Mi edicion: -
Idioma: Español
Puntuacion: 4/5

Este libro me mantuvo al borde del abismo todo el tiempo. Es mi primera experiencia con la autora You-Jeong Jeong y para nada desiluciona.
Esta novela nos cuenta la historia del personaje principal (Yu Jin) recurriendo al recurso de flasbacks (pasado/presente), muy bien planteado, ya que fluye naturalmente y jamas te perdes en la lectura, y la coherencia siempre esta presente.
Yu Jin es un personaje complejo, paciente epileptico, y de una naturaleza rara. Yu Jin es tan complejo, tan raro que su madre no sabe si cuidarlo o temerle. Durante una noche ocurre algo que cambia el curso de las cosas de manera demencial.
El desarrollo de los personajes es excelente, incluso la dinamica entre ellos esta muy bien desarrollada.
Esto definitivamente es un thriller psicologico / Korean Noir que te engancha desde la primera pagina, de lectura adictiva.

nanshiii's review against another edition

4.0

This book is unhinged, in an appropriate way. The premise was strange yet believable for a thriller - a man wakes up and finds the apartment bloody and mom is dead. And as he goes and pieces together exactly what happens, we soon find that not all what it seems. Most of the story is told in the apartment, with a few flashbacks to other locations. The use of limited scenery and characters was effective in setting the creepy almost claustrophobic tone to the story. Overall a very enjoyable, easy to read book.

The ending was kind of wild, but also very Korean drama-esque. And after watching The Glory, I can see Lee Dohyun playing the main role, iykyk.

Book 10 of Book Club. Dates read approximated. Borrowed book via Libby

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