Reviews

Skříň #13 by Un-su Kim

myke's review against another edition

I had to pace myself to push through it, and still dreaded it. Not my jam and not worth finishing personally. Nothing against it specifically, just not a read I found interesting or engaging. 

honkusponkus's review against another edition

challenging funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

camila_emm's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

anxieteaisme's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

prodsuga's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective medium-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

2.5

I liked the concept and most of the stories, but the 3rd part was definitely weaker compared to the rest of the book and I was really let down by the ending. Also, the fatphobic comments were unnecessary to the story and would take me out of it every time.

shabdakafle's review against another edition

It's absurd, it's weird and it's right up my alley and I couldn't put it down, however the ending to this book let me down. Maybe the original puts the story together well which may have not been translated well into English. One can argue that the introduction basically foreshadows the ending but it still is not satisfactory.

ens's review against another edition

Well that was depressing

poetskings's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

fell apart in part 3, but up to that a really enjoyable book with a really nice tone

savvystory's review against another edition

4.0

Now this is a weird book! I thought it was going to be about all the stories of symptomers in the cabinet. It was more about the narrator, existential dread, and how life is kind of pointless. My favorite parts were when they showed that the symptomers aren’t the weird ones, people living in late stage capitalism are.

“The following is a piece taken from the Center for a Leisurely Life: Statistically, there are probably 800 times as many time skippers as there are normal people. So don't work so hard. Don't make so many plans. Don't struggle so hard just to be more successful than others. Otherwise, you'll lose so much time. And wouldn't that be unfair? Like dying-in-a-car-accident-the-day-you-paid-off-your-house-loan kind of unfair?
The only way to save up time is to take it easy. Take menstrual leave. Take it every month. Miss a deadline once in a while! And if your boss asks you if you're going to take a bonus in exchange for less holiday, just say, "Fuck you." And on days you feel down, why not just take an absence without calling in?”

kathrinelar's review against another edition

2.5

De sidste 20 sider var gode. Men meget mærkelig bog