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A review by thepaperreels
If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha
3.0
This book left me wanting more chapters after turning the last page. It’s hard to believe I’m reading a debut novel. Frances Cha wrote four interesting and relatable young adults with individual distinct voices and stories that beautifully intertwined with each other.
Through Kyuri, Miho, Wonna, and Ara's eyes, we get a glimpse of the behind-the-scenes of the glamorized culture of plastic surgery and the sexism and discrimination that comes with it. They share with us their pasts, a clear picture of how and why they’re in their current situation, and how they get by every day.
Try as I might, I still ended up with a favorite character and that’s Kyuri, who is fiery and a cautious optimist. I wouldn’t mind if Frances Cha will be writing an individual book from Kyuri’s point of view. I do adore all the characters in this book, they might be four different stories but one thing they all have in common is how they power through in a society where everything in life is easier if you are rich or if you meet society’s beauty standards. Frances Cha has such lyrical and engrossing writing, I was sucked into the world of the girls after reading just one to two chapters which made me wish that this book was longer.
This book was shorter than I expected because and therefore bummed because I felt like it could’ve fleshed up the topics the author touched on better if it gave us a couple more chapters. We don’t see enough books that cover this side of South Korea, these struggles, and these povs. We want more.
This book criticizes the reality that every woman faces that stage of feeling the NEED to change something physically for life to be easier, to be accepted, and/or to belong. This book is about womanhood and friendship. Every woman needs a group of supportive women behind her, even if it’s only to eat fried chicken together on a rainy day.
Through Kyuri, Miho, Wonna, and Ara's eyes, we get a glimpse of the behind-the-scenes of the glamorized culture of plastic surgery and the sexism and discrimination that comes with it. They share with us their pasts, a clear picture of how and why they’re in their current situation, and how they get by every day.
Try as I might, I still ended up with a favorite character and that’s Kyuri, who is fiery and a cautious optimist. I wouldn’t mind if Frances Cha will be writing an individual book from Kyuri’s point of view. I do adore all the characters in this book, they might be four different stories but one thing they all have in common is how they power through in a society where everything in life is easier if you are rich or if you meet society’s beauty standards. Frances Cha has such lyrical and engrossing writing, I was sucked into the world of the girls after reading just one to two chapters which made me wish that this book was longer.
This book was shorter than I expected because and therefore bummed because I felt like it could’ve fleshed up the topics the author touched on better if it gave us a couple more chapters. We don’t see enough books that cover this side of South Korea, these struggles, and these povs. We want more.
This book criticizes the reality that every woman faces that stage of feeling the NEED to change something physically for life to be easier, to be accepted, and/or to belong. This book is about womanhood and friendship. Every woman needs a group of supportive women behind her, even if it’s only to eat fried chicken together on a rainy day.