A review by le_lobey
Lemon by Kwon Yeo-sun, Janet Hong

reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

The death of a sister, daughter, classmate, romantic rival, captures the characters in its eddy. Often I found the writing drifted around meaning in a similar pattern. One POV was an amateur poet in their student years, and I thought the novella was most effective in its poetic moments.