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

309 pages | first published 2016

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Yu-jin is a good son, a model student and a successful athlete. But one day he wakes up covered in blood. There's no sign of a break-in and there's a body downstairs. It's the body of someone who Yu-jin knows all too well. Yu-jin struggles to piec...
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Summary of 1297 reviews

Moods

dark 96%
tense 79%
mysterious 67%
challenging 15%
sad 15%
emotional 10%
reflective 5%
adventurous 2%

Pace

medium 51%
slow 27%
fast 21%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 52% | A mix: 35% | Plot: 11%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 36% | No: 36% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

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

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 59% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 1%

Average rating

3.64

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