Book review: Diary of a Murderer

Diary of a Murderer

Diary of a Murderer,
and Other Stories
by Young-Ha Kim
Mariner Books
4/16/2019
Mystery/South Korean Literature
208 pages

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I usually don’t read short stories. Not sure why I originally requested Diary of a Murderer, as the subtitle clearly states there is more than one story in the volume. I guess I was secretly hoping they were all connected, but they are not. 

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Book review: The Vegetarian

The Vegetarian

 

The Vegetarian

Author:
Han Kang
Translator:
Deborah Smith
from the Korean
Winner of the 2016
Man Booker International Prize

Publisher:
Hogarth/Crown Publishing

Release date:
2/2/2016
Pages:
192
ISBN:
9780553448184
available also as ebook and audiobook

Genre:
Literary fiction

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I received The Vegetarian months ago through Blogging For Books. And of course, it got stuck on my shelf behind books to read urgently for tours and the like. I devoured it in no time, but then, it got stuck on my review list, so here it is finally, months after it received the Man Booker International Prize.

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