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A review by eveofrevolution
The Good Son by You-Jeong Jeong
5.0
4.5 stars, rounded up
WHEW this was a page turner. There's nothing super ground-breaking here, in fact the twists and turns that happened were pretty easy to see coming, but the ride is still very worth it. I love books that somehow make you root for the bad guy, which I guess is easy to do when the whole book is from his perspective. It was also really interesting to read his thoughts and justifications throughout the book. At first, you think he's a totally normal, if somewhat quiet and weird, dude. But as the story gets deeper, it unfolds in a really masterful way. I also REALLY applaud the translator of the book, as sometimes translations can lose impact. But Kim Chi-young did an amazing job of capturing the tension and mood that I assume was in the original.
With only 4 chapters, it was hard to read a bit before bed each night, but I was so into it after chapter 3 that I had to finish the book last night. It was so worth it.
WHEW this was a page turner. There's nothing super ground-breaking here, in fact the twists and turns that happened were pretty easy to see coming, but the ride is still very worth it. I love books that somehow make you root for the bad guy, which I guess is easy to do when the whole book is from his perspective. It was also really interesting to read his thoughts and justifications throughout the book. At first, you think he's a totally normal, if somewhat quiet and weird, dude. But as the story gets deeper, it unfolds in a really masterful way. I also REALLY applaud the translator of the book, as sometimes translations can lose impact. But Kim Chi-young did an amazing job of capturing the tension and mood that I assume was in the original.
With only 4 chapters, it was hard to read a bit before bed each night, but I was so into it after chapter 3 that I had to finish the book last night. It was so worth it.