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Violets by Kyung-sook Shin

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peach_haze's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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shadannn's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective slow-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

2.75

This rating wouldn've been lower if not for the epilogue and author's note. Most of this books was no plot just vibes except the vibes were.. just not it. I can appreciate the author's intent in writing this book, I just think that considering her inspirations, it could've been done so much better.

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missbrookss's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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notesofacrocodile's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

this to me is one of those quiet novels; a silence suffused with something heavy and tragic, a silence punctuated only by the whooshing of the minari in the winds and the occasional murmur. i enjoyed the atmospheric writing and the concept of san as a character: doomed to repeatedly find herself sabotaging her own situation, the hollow winds of loneliness thrumming just under her chest.

"where the minari grows, this scene i kept only to myself, her dry lips, a soft joy, the deep green spot, i will love you more than myself—these are where the letters blur."

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nicole_the_bookworm's review against another edition

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2.5

It took me several tries to get into this book, but once I got into it the writing was captivating, and the theme of lonelines was woven heart-achingly throughout. That being said I didn't enjoy reading this book. I kept reading in spite of myself. I kept noticing the foreshadowing but didn't want to believe it, and then was ultimately taken by surprise. Violet-violent-violator. She was only 23. So was I.

I can't help but feel like this book was drawn from the actual experiences of the author. For her sake I really hope not. It felt too real.

"In her heart, whenever she returns home late at night, there's always the hope that when she looks up from the street, someone will have turned the lights on for her. That has never once come to pass." (Chapter: Memories of an Old Shirt)

"She pokes softly at an inner loneliness trembling within her as she presses the fountain pen to a blank page and copies word for word. " (Chapter: Memories of an Old Shirt)

"It's harder than you think to ruin your life." (Chapter: Su-ae)

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