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Cursed Bunny
by Bora Chung
dark
mysterious
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
A collection of Korean Short Stories by Bora Chung, translated by Anton Hur which was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize in 2022. The stories range from contemporary horror to sci-fi to folk horror.
Again and again, Chung manages to subvert the reader's expectation and you are left questioning your assumptions about the people and the narrative. The horror doesn't always jump at you from the page, instead it reels you in gradually and surely, and by the end you are left with terrifying realisations.
The translator has done a great job keeping the author's intent across the stories while making them accessible to the non-Korean audience.
Word of warning - it is a horror book and may not be for everyone. And some of the stories are around, uh, bodily functions, so you may chose to skip those (The Head, and the Embodiment).
My favorites - Goodbye, My Love; Ruler of the Winds and Sands; and Reunion.
Again and again, Chung manages to subvert the reader's expectation and you are left questioning your assumptions about the people and the narrative. The horror doesn't always jump at you from the page, instead it reels you in gradually and surely, and by the end you are left with terrifying realisations.
The translator has done a great job keeping the author's intent across the stories while making them accessible to the non-Korean audience.
Word of warning - it is a horror book and may not be for everyone. And some of the stories are around, uh, bodily functions, so you may chose to skip those (The Head, and the Embodiment).
My favorites - Goodbye, My Love; Ruler of the Winds and Sands; and Reunion.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Incest, Torture, Blood, Excrement, Pregnancy