The Good Son by You-Jeong Jeong

The Good Son

You-Jeong Jeong with Chi-Young Kim (Translator)

fiction horror mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced

320 pages | first published 2016

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'The Talented Mr. Ripley meets The Bad Seed in this breathless, chilling psychological thriller by the bestselling novelist known as "Korea's Stephen King" Who can you trust if you can't trust yourself? Early one morning, twenty-six-year-old Yu-j...
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Summary of 1218 reviews

Moods

dark 96%
tense 79%
mysterious 67%
challenging 15%
sad 14%
emotional 9%
reflective 5%
adventurous 2%

Pace

medium 51%
slow 27%
fast 20%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 53% | A mix: 35% | Plot: 11%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 36% | No: 36% | Yes: 25% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

No: 65% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 3% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 60% | Yes: 25% | N/A: 7% | It's complicated: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 1%

Average rating

3.65

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