The Good Son
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At long last, South Korea's preeminent author of psychological thrillers has arrived Stateside. The Good Son . . . [is] a perfect introduction: an ingeniously twisted mother-son saga that keeps your heart pumping-and then breaks it.
-Entertainment Weekly, Must List
Jeong expertly inches up the tension in this crafty, creepy story.
-The Guardian, The Best Recent Crime Novels
A chilling portrait of a psychopath, and a beautifully evocative tale of wealth and isolation in modern South Korean life. You-Jeong Jeong has been called the Stephen King of South Korea, although I'd prefer to compare her to Lionel Shriver, Dorothy B. Hughes, or Patricia Highsmith.
-Molly Odintz, Lit Hub, 16 Books You Should Read This June
Want to read an under-the-radar psychological thriller? Feel smug about pocketing The Good Son.
-Elle.com, 30 Best Books to Read This Summer
Jeong's thrillers are wildly popular in South Korea, and we'll soon learn why . . . The gore is intense, but the psychological terror might never wash off.
-Vulture, 8 New Books You Should Read This June
[This] psychological thriller . . . will completely keep you interested all summer long.
-Brit + Co
A cool, crafty did-he-do-it thriller buoyed by a rising tide of madness. Provocative yet profound, humming with mood and menace, The Good Son will rivet readers of Jo Nesbo and Patricia Highsmith.
-A. J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window
A gripping, atmospheric, edge-of-your-seat thriller, The Good Son is moody and dark in the best way, with an unreliable narrator you won't soon forget. I loved it.
-Flynn Berry, author of Under the Harrow
This book will pull you in; as you devour it, you may find yourself chilled to the bone by its unflinching depiction of the evil coiled within us.
-Kyung-Sook Shin, author of Please Look After Mom
[A] superlative thriller.
-Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Jeong slowly winds readers up with taut, high-tension wire . . . A creepy, insidious, blood-drenched tale in which nothing is quite what it seems.
-Kirkus Reviews
The arrival of You-jeong Jeong on the Korean literary scene in the 2000s shocked and ruptured the system . . . She refused the delicate sensitivity often expected of women writers and gave us powerful and potent stories.
-The Hankyoreh (Korea)
You-jeong Jeong's novels are noted for her intricately crafted short sentences that push the urgent plot forward without giving you a chance to breathe. [The Good Son] dissects the inner thoughts of the main character...with the power of those sentences.
-The Kyonghyang Sinmun (Korea)
Dynamic . . . Powerfully grabs the reader.
-JoongAng Ilbo (Korea)
A game of survival experienced by a murderer.
-The Chosun Ilbo (Korea)
A coming-of-age story told by a villain, following [his] emotional arc as he realizes that he had no choice but to become a murderer. The reader ends up feeling oddly sympathetic to him.
-Yonhap News (Korea)
Charismatic writing and cinematic dynamism.
-Hankook Ilbo (Korea)
The events unfold in a mere three days. But . . . the tight plot transcends physical time.
-Munhwa Ilbo (Korea)
Autor: | Jeong, You-Jeong |
Nakladatel: | Penguin US |
Rok vydání: | 2018 |
Jazyk : | Angličtina |
Vazba: | Paperback / softback |
Počet stran: | 320 |
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