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The Eyes Are the Best Part
by Monika Kim
challenging
dark
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
the story follows 18 year old ji-won when her father leaves their family for another woman and her mother has a new, white boyfriend.
this was fun as hell to read. the chapters are short and perfect for me. ji-won’s descent into madness starts off slow then boils into a rageful vengeance.
this was not marketed as a queer story but i know what you are ji-won.
one thing i loved about the ending was how it leads you to believe for one second that she’s “cured” after they remove her brain tumor, that she no longer feels murderous tendencies. i was so relieved to be wrong.
i loved this book, i’d love to read more books about asian rage.
this was fun as hell to read. the chapters are short and perfect for me. ji-won’s descent into madness starts off slow then boils into a rageful vengeance.
one thing i loved about the ending was how it leads you to believe for one second that she’s “cured” after they remove her brain tumor, that she no longer feels murderous tendencies. i was so relieved to be wrong.
i loved this book, i’d love to read more books about asian rage.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Infidelity, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, Blood, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Terminal illness, Medical content, Toxic friendship