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The Eyes Are the Best Part

By: Monika Kim
Narrated by: Jaine Ye
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Crying in H-Mart meets My Sister, the Serial Killer in this feminist psychological horror about the making of a female serial killer from a Korean-American perspective.
Ji-won’s life tumbles into disarray in the wake of her Appa’s extramarital affair and subsequent departure. Her mother, distraught. Her younger sister, hurt and confused. Her college freshman grades, failing. Her dreams, horrifying… yet enticing.
In them, Ji-won walks through bloody rooms full of eyes. Succulent blue eyes. Salivatingly blue eyes. Eyes the same shape and shade as George’s, who is Umma’s obnoxious new boyfriend. George has already overstayed his welcome in her family’s claustrophobic apartment. He brags about his puffed-up consulting job, ogles Asian waitresses while dining out, and acts condescending toward Ji-won and her sister as if he deserves all of Umma’s fawning adoration. No, George doesn’t deserve anything from her family. Ji-won will make sure of that.
For no matter how many victims accumulate around her campus or how many people she must deceive and manipulate, Ji-won’s hunger and her rage deserve to be sated.
A brilliantly inventive, subversive novel about a young woman unraveling, Monika Kim’s The Eyes Are the Best Part is a story of a family falling apart and trying to find their way back to each other, marking a bold new voice in horror that will leave listeners mesmerized and craving more.

©2024 Monika Kim (P)2024 Recorded Books
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Brilliant work

I enjoyed the story and the narration was pleasant. I increased the speed due to personal preference, but this was nicely done.

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slow burn, but well worth it

Many times throughout the story I almost DNF. It's a very slow burn, with a lot of exposition. But hanging in there til the end is worth it. The end ramps up in the short last chapters, wrapping (almost) everything up. Definitely worth a listen if you're wondering what to spend your monthly credit(s) on. Though there are a few other titles more worthy of a listen (Maeve Fly comes to mind).

There is, at the time of my writing/listening, a lot of hype about this being scary and graphic, but I feel it may be over hyped in some cases. Nevertheless, it's worth a pick up / listen.

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Phenomenal!!

Wow!! Just WOW! This was the unhinged I didn’t know I needed in life. Absolutely loved every second of this wild ride.

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The story gave me a very squeezey feeling.

I like the characterization of the main character (specifically her fall to darkness) but I dislike how the story (vocals) sometimes "jumped" or "skipped" (this is probably an issue with the recording).

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Well written

It was a good story …well written but I really didn’t like the end. It Disappointed me

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Sensational

One of the best books I’ve listened to in years. There isn’t anything else out there like this and I couldn’t stop listening. Truly a masterpiece!

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Squishy eyes

Overall a solid read/listen. I honestly never felt bored listening to the narrator. I enjoyed the development of the characters and how creepy everything was.

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Decent story, cheesy ending, flat narration

I thought it had an interesting premise and was an enjoyable listen, but it used a certain trope towards the end that just made me roll my eyes (pun intended). I also felt that the narration was a bit lacking. Overall not bad

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Solid 4 stars

Did anyone else hear slurping throughout the book? Anyway this was a slow build but I liked it.

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best twist ending

normally i dont like the way the twist at the end is done, but i still found myself saying “good for her” at the end.

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