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A review by cheye13
The Old Woman with the Knife by Gu Byeong -Mo
adventurous
dark
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
My opinion of this book greatly suffers from my incorrect expectations. I should have put it down, but it was the only book I had on hand for a time.
I had thought it would be a more mysterious or satirical book. I had expected a solitary elderly hitwoman, rather than a single employee of an established assassination business. The changed the fundamental concept of the story - instead of a Good-For-Her style dark comedy/horror, it was ultimately a rumination on loss, isolation, and loneliness. Which is a wonderful subject for a story, just not the one I thought I was picking up.
I found it hard to follow at times because I was simply not interested. It wasn't boring nor poorly written, but not what I had initially interested me. I wasn't keeping track of characters, because my mind was already so set on a different story style. I may reread this in the future, and I certainly would try this author again. I was just a bit too confused at the time to take this story in.
I had thought it would be a more mysterious or satirical book. I had expected a solitary elderly hitwoman, rather than a single employee of an established assassination business. The changed the fundamental concept of the story - instead of a Good-For-Her style dark comedy/horror, it was ultimately a rumination on loss, isolation, and loneliness. Which is a wonderful subject for a story, just not the one I thought I was picking up.
I found it hard to follow at times because I was simply not interested. It wasn't boring nor poorly written, but not what I had initially interested me. I wasn't keeping track of characters, because my mind was already so set on a different story style. I may reread this in the future, and I certainly would try this author again. I was just a bit too confused at the time to take this story in.