The Eyes Are the Best Part: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING 'GOOD FOR HER' K-THRILLER
Monika Kim
Jul 2024 · Brazen · Narrated by Rosa Escoda
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'I was enticed from the first line' OYINKAN BRAITHWAITE, author of My Sister, the Serial Killer
This feminist howl-of-a-debut is going to crawl right under your skin
'An outstanding debut' NEW YORK TIMES
SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS
NEW YORK TIMES BEST HORROR BOOK OF THE YEAR
SPOTIFY 'BREAKOUT' AUTHOR OF THE YEAR
Ji-won's life is in disarray. Her father's affair has ripped the family to shreds, leaving her to piece their crappy lives back together.
Then her mother's new white boyfriend enters the scene, bragging about his knowledge of Korean culture. As he swaggers around their claustrophobic apartment ogling her teenage sister, Ji-won's grip on reality begins to slip.
She finds herself growing obsessed with his brilliant blue eyeballs, resolving to do the one thing that will save her family - and curb her cravings...
'Smartly written... A writer to watch' BIG ISSUE
'Darkly funny' FERN BRADY, author of Strong Female Character
'Monika Kim has written a novel every library needs to own' LIBRARY JOURNAL
This feminist howl-of-a-debut is going to crawl right under your skin
'An outstanding debut' NEW YORK TIMES
SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS
NEW YORK TIMES BEST HORROR BOOK OF THE YEAR
SPOTIFY 'BREAKOUT' AUTHOR OF THE YEAR
Ji-won's life is in disarray. Her father's affair has ripped the family to shreds, leaving her to piece their crappy lives back together.
Then her mother's new white boyfriend enters the scene, bragging about his knowledge of Korean culture. As he swaggers around their claustrophobic apartment ogling her teenage sister, Ji-won's grip on reality begins to slip.
She finds herself growing obsessed with his brilliant blue eyeballs, resolving to do the one thing that will save her family - and curb her cravings...
'Smartly written... A writer to watch' BIG ISSUE
'Darkly funny' FERN BRADY, author of Strong Female Character
'Monika Kim has written a novel every library needs to own' LIBRARY JOURNAL
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About the author
MONIKA KIM is a second-generation Korean American living in Los Angeles' Koreatown. She learned about eating fish eyes and other Korean superstitions from her mother, who immigrated to Los Angeles from Seoul in 1985.
The Eyes Are the Best Part is her debut novel and was selected as a Book of the Year by the New York Times, TIME, Spotify and others.
The Eyes Are the Best Part is her debut novel and was selected as a Book of the Year by the New York Times, TIME, Spotify and others.
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