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Ji-wonun dünyasi, babasinin evden gitmesiyle yerle bir olur. Geride darmadagin bir anne, ruhu yarali bir kiz kardes ve genc kizin dibe vuran üniversite notlari kalmistir. Ancak bu yikimin enkazi altinda, cok daha karanlik bir güc filizlenmektedir. Intikam Ji-won icin asil kirilma, aksam yemegi masasinda baslar. Annesinin yemesi icin zorladigi balik gözleri, onu daha önce hic tatmadigi duygulara ve zihninin en karanlik odaciklarina hapseder. Yutulan her bir göz, Ji-wonun gerceklikle bagini koparmasina sebep olur. Zihni bu esikten gectiginde ise rüyalar, dehset verici oldugu kadar bastan cikarici bir hal alir Duvarlarindan kan sizan, her kösesinde mavi gözlerin parladigi odalar görmeye baslar. Tipki Georgeun gözleri gibi. Annesinin yeni sevgilisi George, kücük dairelerine bir sülük gibi yerlesmistir. Kibri ve erkekligiyle yaptigi o cig övünmelerin ardina siginarak Ji-won ve kardesine tepeden bakan bu adam, annelerinin tüm ilgisini bir hakmis gibi üstünde toplar. Oysa Ji-wonun karari kesindir George, bu ailedeki hicbir seyi hak etmemektedir. Kampüste kac kurbanin kani dökülürse dökülsün, kac kisiyi kandirip manipüle etmesi gerekirse gereksin; Ji-won o dinmek bilmeyen acligini ve amansiz öfkesini doyurmaya kararlidir. Intikam hic bu kadar cekici, rüyalar hic bu kadar kanli olmamisti.

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.<BR> <BR>**DELUXE LIMITED EDITION PAPERBACK featuring stenciled edges, full color quote page, and an excerpt from MOLKA!**<BR> <BR>“Violent, smart, gruesome and wildly original, this novel pulls readers into a horrific world of murder and cannibalism while also critiquing misogyny, exploring Asian fetishization and stereotypes, sharing what it’s like to navigate two cultures and telling a touching story of a family in turmoil.” —New York Times Book Review<BR> <BR>* TIME MAGAZINE 100 MUST-READ BOOKS OF 2024 * BRAM STOKER AWARD WINNER * SHIRLEY JACKSON AWARD FINALIST *<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>In them, Ji-won walks through bloody rooms full of eyes. Succulent blue eyes. Mouthwatering blue eyes. Eyes the same shape and shade as George’s, who is Umma’s obnoxious new boyfriend. He brags about his puffed-up consulting job, ogles Asian waitresses while dining out, and acts condescendingly toward Ji-won and her sister, as if he deserves all of Umma’s fawning adoration. But George doesn’t deserve anything from her family. Ji-won will make sure of that.<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>"I was enticed from the first line and entertained throughout. The Eyes Are the Best Part is a quirky, engaging read."—Oyinkan Brainthwaite, author of My Sister, the Serial Killer

'A thought-provoking, rage-inducing revenge tale that is hard to forget' Asia Mackay, author of A Serial Killer's Guide to Marriage<BR><BR>'Brutal and unflinching...You won't be able to look away as this book cuts you to pieces.' Kylie Lee Baker, author of Bat Eater <BR><BR>'Combining feminist fury with creeping horror... Fans of Bunny will love this.' Eve Kellman, author of How to Kill a Guy in Ten Ways<BR><BR>THE NEW NOVEL BY THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE EYES ARE THE BEST PART<BR><BR>Junyoung and Dahye are colleagues; <BR>he has a taste for voyeurism<BR>and she a hunger for revenge.<BR><BR>Molka (n): the Korean term for spy cameras secretly and illegally installed, often to capture voyeuristic images and videos.<BR><BR>Dahye has met the man of her dreams - Hyukjoon, who happens to be the heir to a multi-billion fortune. Till one day, a video of them having sex goes viral. She is all over the internet and he is nowhere to be found. <BR><BR>Junyoung is a nobody; a nothing office worker who harbours a dark secret: in every women's cubicle, shower and bathroom in his workplace, are cameras - his secret cameras. Junyoung spends his days watching and preying on his unsuspecting female victims.<BR><BR>Soon his perverse obsession turns to Dahye - but, this time, he has chosen the wrong woman to wrong. When Dahye's pain turns to blind rage - she decides that she will not rest until he has paid in blood...<BR><BR><BR>Praise for THE EYES ARE THE BEST PART:<BR><BR>'I was enticed from the first line' OYINKAN BRAITHWAITE, author of MY SISTER, THE SERIAL KILLER<BR>'An outstanding debut' THE NEW YORK TIMES<BR>'Darkly funny' FERN BRADY, author of STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER<BR>'Smartly written . . . A writer to watch' BIG ISSUE

+++ Dieses Buch gibt es in zwei Versionen: mit und ohne Farbschnitt. Sobald die Farbschnitt-Ausgabe ausverkauft ist, liefern wir die Ausgabe ohne Farbschnitt aus. +++Ein Roman wie ein Skalpell: scharf, kühl und tief unter die Haut gehend.Der Sunday Times-Bestseller im Taschenbuch: ein fesselnder feministischer Horrorroman über Wut, Obsession und die Grenzen der Moral Jiwons Leben ist in Aufruhr, nachdem ihr Vater die Familie verlassen hat. Als dann der unausstehliche neue weiße Freund ihrer Mutter auftaucht, der mit seinem mangelhaften Wissen über die koreanische Kultur prahlt und asiatischen Kellnerinnen in Restaurants hinterherglotzt, gerät Jiwons Gefühlswelt ins Wanken. Sie steigert sich immer mehr hinein in eine Obsession, die die strahlend blauen Augen ihres Stiefvaters betrifft. Jiwon fasst einen folgenschweren Entschluss: Sie muss ihre Familie retten ... und gleichzeitig ihr Verlangen stillen.

+++ Wunderschön gestaltete Schmuckausgabe mit Farbschnitt - nur, solange der Vorrat reicht +++In diesem Spiel gibt es keine Zeugen - nur Täter und eine Frau, die nichts mehr zu verlieren hat.Ein Klick hat ihr Leben zerstört. Ein Video hat sie zur Geächtetengemacht. Junyoung liebt es zuzusehen, wie Frauen durch seine illegalen Kameras ihre Privatsphäre verlieren. Er wähnt sich sicher in seinem perversen Doppelleben, bis er Dahye ins Visier nimmt. Er erwartet Tränen, doch er bekommt Blut. Dahye verwandelt Scham in blinde Wut und startet einen gnadenlosen Rachefeldzug gegen ein System, das Voyeure schützt und Opfer vernichtet.- Feminist Horror- Female Empowerment - Good for her - Molka= mole camera/versteckte Kamera

'I was enticed from the first line' OYINKAN BRAITHWAITE, author of My Sister, the Serial KillerThis feminist howl-of-a-debut is going to crawl right under your skin'An outstanding debut' NEW YORK TIMESSHORTLISTED FOR THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDSNEW YORK TIMES BEST HORROR BOOK OF THE YEARSPOTIFY 'BREAKOUT' AUTHOR OF THE YEARJi-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