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A review by ethicalcannibalism
Y/N by Esther Yi
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
y/n by esther yi is a fever dream narrated by an unamed korean american woman who becomes increasingly more obsessed with a kpop idol called moon. the book is satirical, hilarious really. the descriptions of limbs and skin and hair are deeply uncomfortable, employing this extreme anatomical specificity that surgically removes the membrane of passion of desire, harvesting the beauty of the object of admiration. it’s a sterile yearning. the characters’ name have a dickensian flare.
the book circumvents identity and expresses the character’s desire for the lack of thereof, and then we have art commodification, what’s ‘really real’ in the vaults of our minds, what is a legitimate form of love, how our erotic obsessions are a mirror to ourselves as much as it is to our beloved, and kafkaesque fashion. upon reading eros the bittersweet by anne carson, a lot of the essays seeped through my mind during this pleasant reading. what does the lover wants from the beloved? what does the lover wants from love? what is a city without desire?
the book circumvents identity and expresses the character’s desire for the lack of thereof, and then we have art commodification, what’s ‘really real’ in the vaults of our minds, what is a legitimate form of love, how our erotic obsessions are a mirror to ourselves as much as it is to our beloved, and kafkaesque fashion. upon reading eros the bittersweet by anne carson, a lot of the essays seeped through my mind during this pleasant reading. what does the lover wants from the beloved? what does the lover wants from love? what is a city without desire?