A review by veronikav
Like a Chicken on a Folding Screen by Kye Yong-muk, Eugene Larsen-Hallock

dark sad fast-paced

2.5

 While Like a Chicken on a Folding Screen can offer an interesting look into the life of a woman in Joseon under traditional confucian ethics and morals, as a piece of literature it's a bit lacking. The story is awfully boring with the main character taking all of the misfortune she's dealt. Actually the main character has hardly any distinguishable character traits beyond being a representation of a perfectly obedient wife. The misfortune that she goes through is hard to empathize with when the character itself seems hardly capable of feeling any justified rage about the treatment. It does feel quite like a man imagining the pitiful life of a woman rather than authentic. 
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