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13号橱柜 by Un-su Kim

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zna's review against another edition

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adventurous funny tense slow-paced

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

3.0

morganicolek's review against another edition

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4.0

3.5 stars

kabreya's review against another edition

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4.5

A stunningly surreal book that explores “symptomers” who experience fantastical phenomena. Really enjoyable read— to a point I didn’t realized I had reached the end on my kindle.

lindy_b's review against another edition

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funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No

3.0

While I think it's largely a comment on Korean work culture, to me it read like a less tonally grim, more quirky version of Kafka's The Trial.

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3.0

At first this book seemed to be just a series of vignettes in a magical realist vein, then it started to coalesce into more of a narrative, which I found to be a relief. The narrative seemed to be using the magical realism to help critique late-stage capitalism and urban life, but then it sort of became another sort of story.

I like many books which are similar to this one, and while in broad summary I find the idea compelling and it was not poorly written, it nevertheless failed to truly compel me.