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The Eyes Are the Best Part
- Author
- Monika Kim
- Narrator
- Rosa Escoda
- Publisher
- Octopus
- Publish Date
- 11 July 2024
- Run Time
- 7 hours 43 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
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What to expect
This feminist howl-of-a-debut is going to crawl right under your skin
'An outstanding debut' NEW YORK TIMES
SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS
NEW YORK TIMES BEST HORROR BOOK OF THE YEAR
SPOTIFY 'BREAKOUT' AUTHOR OF THE YEAR
Ji-won's life is in disarray. Her father's affair has ripped the family to shreds, leaving her to piece their crappy lives back together.
Then her mother's new white boyfriend enters the scene, bragging about his knowledge of Korean culture. As he swaggers around their claustrophobic apartment ogling her teenage sister, Ji-won's grip on reality begins to slip.
She finds herself growing obsessed with his brilliant blue eyeballs, resolving to do the one thing that will save her family - and curb her cravings...
'Smartly written... A writer to watch' BIG ISSUE
'Darkly funny' FERN BRADY, author of Strong Female Character
'Monika Kim has written a novel every library needs to own' LIBRARY JOURNAL
Critics Review
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I was enticed from the first line
Oyinkan Braithwaite, author of My Sister, the Serial Killer
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An outstanding debut... Violent, smart, gruesome and wildly original
New York Times
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Darkly funny
Fern Brady, author of Strong Female Character
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Visceral, disgusting, glorious. I love this book and every character in it. Monika Kim's sentences are superb, and I was riveted and nauseated from the very first page
CJ Leede, author of Maeve Fly
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An inventive, terrifying tale of misogyny, Asian fetishisation, and cannibalism
TIME
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Obsessive, grotesque and never predictable, this is a horror debut to sink your teeth into
Emily M. Danforth, author of The Miseducation of Cameron Post
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Smartly written...A fun and nasty debut with real edge to it. A promising calling card from a writer to watch
Big Issue
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Utterly fantastic, female revenge horror at its finest. Perfect for readers of Tender is the Flesh
Waterstones
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Monika Kim has written a novel that every library needs to own
Library Journal
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A new voice in horror... Gripping
Booklist
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Incredibly readable... Kim has delivered an entertaining and gruesome romp on female rage
ABC
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Details
- Author
- Monika Kim
- Narrator
- Rosa Escoda
- Duration
- 7 hours 43 minutes
- Release Date
- 11 July 2024
- ISBN
- 9781914240898
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- Octopus
- Genre
- Thriller / suspense fiction, Psychological thriller, Contemporary horror, ghost stories and supernatural fiction, Horror, ghost stories and supernatural fiction
Synopsis
'I was enticed from the first line' OYINKAN BRAITHWAITE, author of My Sister, the Serial KillerThis feminist howl-of-a-debut is going to crawl right under your skin'An outstanding debut' NEW YORK TIMESSHORTLISTED FOR THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDSNEW YORK TIMES BEST HORROR BOOK OF THE YEARSPOTIFY 'BREAKOUT' AUTHOR OF THE YEARJi-won's life is in disarray. Her father's affair has ripped the family to shreds, leaving her to piece their crappy lives back together.Then her mother's new white boyfriend enters the scene, bragging about his knowledge of Korean culture. As he swaggers around their claustrophobic apartment ogling her teenage sister, Ji-won's grip on reality begins to slip.She finds herself growing obsessed with his brilliant blue eyeballs, resolving to do the one thing that will save her family - and curb her cravings...'Smartly written... A writer to watch' BIG ISSUE'Darkly funny' FERN BRADY, author of Strong Female Character'Monika Kim has written a novel every library needs to own' LIBRARY JOURNAL
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