A review by kylaoren
The Plotters by Un-su Kim

adventurous dark reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.0

a fun and sexy romp! un-su kim had a lot on his plate contextualising the density of korea's political state of affairs post democratisation (where the novel is set in) while also having to marry a sense of lightheartedness to the tone and pacing and what a wonderful job he did! the particular brand of "assassination" that comes with being a plotter is fun and exciting so it feels like a silly little crime novel but also intensely political wherein you get some insightful illuminations on the korean war, the north/south divide, and ultimately korea fighting for its democracy. sounds like a lot of historical politics going on but overall found it to be a fun and exciting piece of genre fiction! would recommend it to someone looking for a piece of gritty korean lit to sink their teeth in, particularly for someone first foraying into the genre. 

also if this ever gets a film/tv adaptation then dohwan i have a very interesting proposition for you????????