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A review by bookwoods
If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha
3.0
Frances Cha’s debut novel has been on the back of my mind since it came out, but after experiencing a brief yet serious k-drama obsession in the beginning of this year, it became a must read.
The book follows four South Korean women and through their perspectives, explores how society places irrational and unattainable expectations on them. I found all the themes super interesting, fandoms, motherhood, trauma and beauty standards, but would have preferred having just one viewpoint. As it is, the main insight I got from the novel is that plastic surgeries are common and that I already knew. It felt like Cha tried to accomplish too much in too little space and perhaps with too little skill in writing multiple perspectives.
The book follows four South Korean women and through their perspectives, explores how society places irrational and unattainable expectations on them. I found all the themes super interesting, fandoms, motherhood, trauma and beauty standards, but would have preferred having just one viewpoint. As it is, the main insight I got from the novel is that plastic surgeries are common and that I already knew. It felt like Cha tried to accomplish too much in too little space and perhaps with too little skill in writing multiple perspectives.