1.05k reviews for:

The Hole

Pyun Hye-young

3.38 AVERAGE


It was entertaining, though a little slow, perhaps even boring at times. I was expecting/hoping for some greater escalation of the terrors that were befalling Oghi but it all remained fairly vanilla. Can't say I'd recommend it.
dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

An interesting kind of horror. The terror of immobility, of being at the complete control of someone else.

Basically my nightmare.

This is a tense and terse little novel that never slows down or feels boring, despite having a narrator who is locked within his body and mostly unable to communicate with anyone.
emilyjayne_'s profile picture

emilyjayne_'s review

4.25
challenging dark sad tense medium-paced
kitandcarrow's profile picture

kitandcarrow's review

4.0
challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
slow-paced
Loveable characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This is not a thriller..waste of time honestly.
dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

this made me sick to my stomach from the tension LMAO
dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes