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A review by nicole_the_bookworm
Violets by Kyung-sook Shin
2.5
It took me several tries to get into this book, but once I got into it the writing was captivating, and the theme of lonelines was woven heart-achingly throughout. That being said I didn't enjoy reading this book. I kept reading in spite of myself. I kept noticing the foreshadowing but didn't want to believe it, and then was ultimately taken by surprise. Violet-violent-violator. She was only 23. So was I.
I can't help but feel like this book was drawn from the actual experiences of the author. For her sake I really hope not. It felt too real.
"In her heart, whenever she returns home late at night, there's always the hope that when she looks up from the street, someone will have turned the lights on for her. That has never once come to pass." (Chapter: Memories of an Old Shirt)
"She pokes softly at an inner loneliness trembling within her as she presses the fountain pen to a blank page and copies word for word. " (Chapter: Memories of an Old Shirt)
"It's harder than you think to ruin your life." (Chapter: Su-ae)
I can't help but feel like this book was drawn from the actual experiences of the author. For her sake I really hope not. It felt too real.
"In her heart, whenever she returns home late at night, there's always the hope that when she looks up from the street, someone will have turned the lights on for her. That has never once come to pass." (Chapter: Memories of an Old Shirt)
"She pokes softly at an inner loneliness trembling within her as she presses the fountain pen to a blank page and copies word for word. " (Chapter: Memories of an Old Shirt)
"It's harder than you think to ruin your life." (Chapter: Su-ae)
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault and Rape