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Welterusten, mama by Mi-Ae Seo

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ingo_lembcke's review against another edition

Pre-ordered the german translation (Der rote Apfel which translates in english to The red apple), which is supposed to be published on August 10th, 2020, to be downloaded on my Tolino ebook reader.
Started this (Tuesday August 25th, 2020). Review will be in English and a translation in German as an addition.

bungadinding's review against another edition

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4.0

Wth the ending

honnari_hannya's review against another edition

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3.0

A fairly standard thriller, though I appreciated the attempts at giving us a complex villain in both Yi Byeongdo and Hayeong by exploring the ways in which trauma affects the psyche—and where, exactly, the line is drawn before someone can no longer be "saved." Nothing was really surprising, and I think Seonkyeong made quite a few stupid choices to end up where she did at the end of the novel, but it was still an enjoyable read.

If you like books like Baby Teeth or creepy children in general, or if you liked the Hannibal franchise (which is referenced a few times here), then this book is probably right up your alley.

kdahlo's review against another edition

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2.0

This book was fine, I liked a few elements but overall I thought it was clichМ©d, the twists were too obvious and the translation was not good. Oh well.

chelseatm's review against another edition

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1.0

Probably more like 1.5 but I'm really angry at the ending. I was disappointed by this book. I thought it was leading somewhere suspenseful and exciting but it was so cerebral. But not even cerebral in a good way, more like cerebral in a drugstore pop psychology way.

I think the ending was the most frustrating. After realizing the step daughter had poisoned her family and already showing you were scared of her, why would you take the glass of milk? So stupid! The whole thing just lacked believability.