Reviews with content warning for Torture - 캐비닛

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캐비닛 by Un-su Kim, 김언수

62 reviews

anakuu's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Very strange. Hard to want to get through but good enough to finish?

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k_reads_too_many_spooky_books's review against another edition

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3.75

What a weird book! It started out (and sold itself as) whimsical. It was melancholic, sure, and nihilistic, but there was something about the everyday magic and meeting people where they're at. Then it takes a hard left into corporate espionage and then a graphic torture scene. For a torture scene, it was effective but not overly gratuitous, though I did need to take a break afterwards. It radically shifted the status quo, but it felt like the vase you'd just been looking at was shattered into a million pieces for no real reason. It took this book from a solid 4.5 to a 3.75.

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baking_muffins's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

I liked the writing, mostly, but I did find

the descriptions of certain characters to be a bit racist or sexist... The only black woman mentioned in the book was the only character described as having body odour, then the way jeong-eun was described as being huge and disgusting really shocked me

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I enjoyed reading about the symptomers, but the plug was a bit boring, then

suddenly there was a torture scene. I didn't love that

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Overall, a coin concept, but just maybe not for me

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jcnstntn's review against another edition

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dark informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

2.75

I felt just fine about this book up until the ending. Really interesting premise! Thought I’d love this but alas…

magical realism in Korea but then it became a thriller?!?! where the narrator is tortured for info and has his fingers and toes cut off!!

This book was let down by the narrator (unlikeable and a man), the writing style and ultimately the ending which left so much feeling incomplete (I assume on purpose)!!

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jimmybrewster's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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ginbat's review against another edition

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5.0

Maybe I’m being too generous with a 5/5, but even with the ending I’m just a sucker for a strange book, and this book was strange. Villa incognito vibes

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