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3.52 AVERAGE
3.52 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
7/10
Mr. Kong is forced to watch over Cabinet 13, a very regular file cabinet filled with very extraordinary research accounts of all kinds of “special people” – like someone who has a ginkgo tree growing out of their finger, a group of people who skip through time, and a man who really, really want to be a cat.
Read if you're on a road trip in Iceland and this is the book you brought with you.
Mr. Kong is forced to watch over Cabinet 13, a very regular file cabinet filled with very extraordinary research accounts of all kinds of “special people” – like someone who has a ginkgo tree growing out of their finger, a group of people who skip through time, and a man who really, really want to be a cat.
Read if you're on a road trip in Iceland and this is the book you brought with you.
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I enjoyed the read— it was paced well, a bit funny, and didn’t bore me. I enjoyed the fragmented style. In the end, though, it felt like it was missing something. Entertaining but not my favorite.
Enjoyed this book but it took me a bit to get through. The writing style reminded me of Murakami, and there was a similar element of fantastical realism.
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
very interesting book. i can't really say i enjoyed the ending, but it made sense for this kind of book. in general, i did enjoy this book and the concepts it dealt with, and i think other than the ending, i'd label this a light read.
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
wanted so badly for this to be good. this world could exist well in a wes anderson movie (minus the last 20%)
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia, Gore, Violence
This was exactly my scene. It got weirder as it went along: just the way I like it. One of the blurbs described it as a thriller, which I don't agree that it was up until the last few chapters. In fact, earlier chapters felt more like short stories loosely strung together. I'm still thinking about how to interpret the ending and the whole premise in general. It got disturbing, but not at the level of The Humans. Not a strong endorsement for going to Seoul, though: even the food is described with suspicion.