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A review by joannaautumn
I Have the Right to Destroy Myself by Young-Ha Kim
3.0
This is somewhat similar to the thriller novel I had read back in 2016/2017 by Carissi called The whisperer. And a theme of several episodes of Crime shows that I am addicted to like Criminal Minds.
An individual who has the power to guide people to their demise is a grey area, if they don't necessarily kill them with action can they be charged with killing them using their words?
The novel starts in a form that reminds me of indie movies with clear cuts and lifeless monochromatic images flashing while a deep voice narrates the ideas of the main character - TLDR: it's cinematic.
The unnamed main character is writing a Novel about some of his "work". Particularly, a case where two brothers fall in love with the same woman, who the author chose to name Judith because she reminds the characters of the eponymous painting by G. Klimt; and her decision to hire him.
The narrator meets another woman in Vienna, after finishing Judiths' case, but doesn't do anything to her, although it was implied that she is prone to his methods.
Later he talks another woman into suicide.
Now, you can observe the unnamed narrator as death, or rather the innermost desire for destruction. Also, a bit reminiscent of Greek Mythology and Thanatos.
There were some cringy parts in this, example a:
Parts like that were overly dramatic that made the serious tone feel silly and forced.
The book was pretty short, and the way it was arranged didn't really make me think about the topics inside which is a downside.
Finally, I didn't really like this book. It was mediocre at best, which is strange considering the topic discussed, it didn't evoke any stronger feelings within me. So the final verdict is 3/5.
An individual who has the power to guide people to their demise is a grey area, if they don't necessarily kill them with action can they be charged with killing them using their words?
The novel starts in a form that reminds me of indie movies with clear cuts and lifeless monochromatic images flashing while a deep voice narrates the ideas of the main character - TLDR: it's cinematic.
Robespierre's reign of terror was set in motion after Marat's death. David understood the Jacobins' aesthetic imperative: A revolution cannot progress without the fuel of terror. With time that relationship inverts: The revolution presses forward for the sake of terror. Like an artist, the man creating terror should be detached, cold-blooded. He must keep in mind that the energy of the terror he releases can consume him. Robespierre died at the guillotine.
The unnamed main character is writing a Novel about some of his "work". Particularly, a case where two brothers fall in love with the same woman, who the author chose to name Judith because she reminds the characters of the eponymous painting by G. Klimt; and her decision to hire him.
The narrator meets another woman in Vienna, after finishing Judiths' case, but doesn't do anything to her, although it was implied that she is prone to his methods.
Later he talks another woman into suicide.
Now, you can observe the unnamed narrator as death, or rather the innermost desire for destruction. Also, a bit reminiscent of Greek Mythology and Thanatos.
There were some cringy parts in this, example a:
Where are you from?"
"Hong Kong," she answered curtly. "What about you?"
"Me? I'm from Hell."
Parts like that were overly dramatic that made the serious tone feel silly and forced.
The book was pretty short, and the way it was arranged didn't really make me think about the topics inside which is a downside.
Finally, I didn't really like this book. It was mediocre at best, which is strange considering the topic discussed, it didn't evoke any stronger feelings within me. So the final verdict is 3/5.