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A review by lezreadalot
I Have the Right to Destroy Myself by Young-Ha Kim
4.0
There are only two ways to be a god: through creation or murder.
It's always something of a joy, to pick up a book on a complete whim and end up really liking it. This is weird and disturbing, but really beautifully written and constructed. It follows two brothers, the woman they both love, and a shadowy narrator who tells their story, wreathed in death. It's about death and art and performance and suicide. I feel like if this had been written in any other genre, like mystery or horror or god forbid, thriller, I would have found it distasteful. But this was a perfect balance. The writing was really striking, and I loved how the author tied in various works of art and media.
Upsetting, but good. Wouldn't recommend for everyone.
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