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3.63 AVERAGE
3.63 AVERAGE
A box of bitter chocolate. Each little piece feels heavy on the tongue and richly melts to reveal the flavor within. That's how I would sum up a diary of murderers and other short stories.
I find Korean books a little haunting, in particular to this one- none of the stories ends on a cliffhanger yet you feel a lingering shadow of the story after their last scene. It is pleasant distress.
I find Korean books a little haunting, in particular to this one- none of the stories ends on a cliffhanger yet you feel a lingering shadow of the story after their last scene. It is pleasant distress.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A quietly suspenseful book about an aging serial killer with Alzheimer's, who lives his days in relative peace caring for the daughter of his final victim forty five years ago. One day, he meets his daughter's boyfriend and recognizes the familiar soulless eyes of a killer, and decides he must save his daughter before he forgets how. Also includes several other short stories.
None of these stories were particularly gripping or intense, but I found myself invested in the inevitable twist I knew would be coming. Luckily, the author never quite write the endings I expected.
Written in a casual, matter of fact tone with ambiguous endings.
None of these stories were particularly gripping or intense, but I found myself invested in the inevitable twist I knew would be coming. Luckily, the author never quite write the endings I expected.
Written in a casual, matter of fact tone with ambiguous endings.
medium-paced
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
“Books written as planned are popular fiction and genre. Books that arrive from somewhere unexpected, beyond the writer’s intentions—that’s literature. That’s how it’s always been.”
I guess I don’t enjoy literature then. Because I didn’t like this book.
I guess I don’t enjoy literature then. Because I didn’t like this book.
The first story, Diary of a Murderer was great. It was the ultimate unreliable narrator - an aging serial killer with Alzheimer's. It was an interesting exercise in sympathizing with him as an old man, and wanting him to get caught. The other stories were good, just less memorable and captivating.