A review by inamerata
Violets by Kyung-sook Shin

challenging reflective sad
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated

3.0

I've wanted to read Kyung-sook Shin's work for a while, and she has a lovely, distinctive voice that I think is well translated here. However, this isn't an easy read, from its ruminations on misogyny, homophobia, depression, and isolation, right up to the end when
San is raped and kills herself
. This is a book you appreciate more than you enjoy.
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