The Eyes Are the Best Part
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING 'GOOD FOR HER' K-THRILLER
by Monika Kim
Narrated by Rosa Escoda
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Pub Date 11 Jul 2024 | Archive Date 11 Aug 2024
Octopus Audio | Brazen
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Description
'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
Available Editions
| EDITION | Audiobook, Unabridged |
| ISBN | 9781914240898 |
| PRICE | £24.99 (GBP) |
| DURATION | 7 Hours, 43 Minutes |
Featured Reviews
Jennifer H, Bookseller
What a book!
This novel is a feminist family and horror story. With the main topics being racism, blatant patriarchial behaviour, family bonds and living between two cultures.
The reader witnesses the slow but steady drifting of main character Ji-Won into a horrorlike obsession with blue eyes. All after her father leaves her mother, her sister and her to found a new family. Then a new man steps into her mothers life, who has a fetish for asian women and uses rather than loves her. A fact that her mother is oblivious of, but Ji-Won doesn‘t want to accept.
And just when you think the plottwist hits you, this story keeps going and takes you even deeper down the rabbithole of Ji-Wons mind.
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