Apartment Women by Gu Byeong-mo

Apartment Women

Gu Byeong-mo with Chi-Young Kim (Translator)

218 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction literary speculative fiction reflective tense medium-paced
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From the New York Times Notable author of The Old Woman with the Knife comes a bracingly original story of family, marriage and the cultural expectations of motherhood, about four women whose lives intersect in dramatic and unexpected ways at a go...

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Community Reviews

3.56
based on 121 reviews

Moods

reflective: 78%

emotional: 45%

tense: 29%

dark: 21%

sad: 15%

challenging: 9%

informative: 9%

lighthearted: 5%

funny: 1%

mysterious: 1%


Pace

22% of readers chose fast
52% of readers chose medium
24% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

6% of readers chose Plot
15% of readers chose A mix
77% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

25% of readers chose Yes
34% of readers chose Complicated
38% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

4% of readers chose Yes
46% of readers chose Complicated
48% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

34% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
53% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

67% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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