The Eyes Are the Best Part

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'I was enticed from the first line' OYINKAN BRAITHWAITE, author of My Sister, the Serial Killer


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

I was enticed from the first line
Oyinkan Braithwaite, author of My Sister, the Serial Killer
An outstanding debut... Violent, smart, gruesome and wildly original
New York Times
Darkly funny
Fern Brady, author of Strong Female Character
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
An inventive, terrifying tale of misogyny, Asian fetishisation, and cannibalism
TIME
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
Smartly written...A fun and nasty debut with real edge to it. A promising calling card from a writer to watch
Big Issue
Utterly fantastic, female revenge horror at its finest. Perfect for readers of Tender is the Flesh
Waterstones
Monika Kim has written a novel that every library needs to own
Library Journal
A new voice in horror... Gripping
Booklist
Incredibly readable... Kim has delivered an entertaining and gruesome romp on female rage
ABC

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