Here's a link to my Goodreads review. I had a lot to say about this novel, apparently. www.goodreads....
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@linzhang66187 жыл бұрын
I watched all of the reviews on this book. Just finished reading it, and want to see others' take on the ending. I think your review is the best, great insights. Thank you for making this video!
@ThePoptimist8 жыл бұрын
Great review! I keep watching these trying to find that kernel of understanding that might better inform this book for me, which I thought was just ok. Thanks for shedding a bit more light on the book for me!
@mickeysbooktubeexperiment30298 жыл бұрын
+ThePoptimist Thank you! I've seen your comments on other people's reviews ;) and I thought they were so interesting. There was the one were you talked about all the aspects of Korean culture you felt the book may have been touching on which really resonated with me because I could see a lot of it, and I definitely understand your feelings about how this book sort of fits a negative trend of how Korean culture is looked at and expressed in novels. I was moved by this novel as a woman and as a person that had experienced the existential dread that most of the characters felt and those aspects really spoke to me but I think all your points are valid.
@cristiful1O17 жыл бұрын
Sometimes we just do things and more things without pause and I think when Yeong-hye PAUSED, there was no going back. What would she go back to is my question? Interesting book.
@mickeysbooktubeexperiment30297 жыл бұрын
+cristiful1O1 What a lovely way of putting it. I definitely agree with you. There wasn't much for her to go back to and when I think about a lot of the other characters, it makes one wonders why anyone continues to carry on especially in the world of that book.
@thebookdictator99597 жыл бұрын
One of the best book reviews I've ever seen!
@chaospropaganda25527 жыл бұрын
Good review. Good work. I prefer reviews that don't worry about spoilers and are discussion focused.
@theamethyst937 ай бұрын
Great review! I loved this!
@DanMartinlikesyou8 жыл бұрын
Nice review! I'm still debating reading this one.... but I really enjoyed your thoughts on it. Especially the idea that the protagonist becomes a vegetarian in order to rid herself of animalistic thoughts!
@lynej20118 жыл бұрын
You did an excellent job. I will definitely try this book.
@Solastar6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your review !!!!
@LowEnd576 жыл бұрын
Uhhh, her brother-in-law exploits Yeong-He...tskes advantage of her mental illness.
@abelmagana89858 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the review, the book sounds odd but I'll check it out.
@stevenlee24847 жыл бұрын
Really nice perspective. So different to the homogenous reviews by every1 else on Booktube & so much more insightful! Thank you :) Please can you do a review of The Sellout? I'd love to hear what you think about it.
@mickeysbooktubeexperiment30297 жыл бұрын
+Matthew Xiu Hi Matthew. So sorry for the late reply. Thanks so much for your compliments. I read The Sellout in 2015 and it was one of my favorite reads of the year. I talked about it a little in my video for my favorite books of 2015. I thought it was a hilarious, scathing satire that didn't hold any punches and shows us how absurd the concept of race is without minimizing how much it affects people's day to day lives. I didn't have time to do a review around the time I'd read it and I would feel a bit unprepared to do so now because so much time has passed. It is a book I hope to revisit in the near future though and when I do I'll make sure to talk about it on my channel. Have you read it?
@stevenlee24847 жыл бұрын
Yes I have read it. Absolutely loved it!
@abelmagana89858 жыл бұрын
I'm vegetarian :)
@KathleenAnnBooks8 жыл бұрын
Great review of this one! I enjoyed this one and am still pondering everything and trying to imagine what it all means.
@DanielaSgro5 жыл бұрын
Great review! You have very interesting views on this novel!, it made me want to read it more now, are you a literature major? You deserve more views!
@tonybennett41597 жыл бұрын
I've read plenty of titles from the orient, but this one left me cold. The ideas set out in your review may be what the author intended, but because the means were too Grand Guignol, lacking subtlety, I just couldn't swallow any part of it. To me it didn't add anything meaningful to the discourses on personal autonomy, madness and obsession. I kept with it to see if there might be a sort of redemptive final paragraph, but sadly I was left bemused and disappointed.
@mickeysbooktubeexperiment30297 жыл бұрын
+tony bennett I don't know. I think it was interesting to me to see how the others reacted. How watching her go mad made them have all of these realizations about their own lives. I'm remembering a passage where the sister is looking over her life and realizing how much of it she really hates: her husband, the kids, her job and there's this sense of anger and envy she has against her sister because she doesn't have to deal with those things or she's refusing to do so, even with everything it's costing her. I definitely could see where you're coming from with the idea that some of the ideas lacked subtlety. I haven't read much Asian literature so a lot the ideas and the presentation of them were new to me.