Monika Kim

Dec 4, 2024 | carolesrandomlife.com | Monika Kim

“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 A TIME MAGAZINE 100 MUST-READ BOOKS OF 2024 Crying in H-Mart meets My Sister, the Serial Killer in this feminist psychological horror about the making of a female...

Dec 1, 2024 | libraryjournal.com | Monika Kim

In the wake of her father’s extramarital affair, Ji-won’s life is in shambles. She tries to soothe her mother and younger sister Umma, but her grades are plummeting, and she is overwhelmed. Everything is made worse by her mother’s new boyfriend, George, who is obnoxiously condescending and gross. Perhaps prompted by her mother’s fondness for eating fish eyes, which she says will bring luck, Ji-won starts dreaming about eyes.

Nov 26, 2024 | ebsco.com | Monika Kim |Yaika Sabat

We're approaching that time when we think back on how this year went and what we did, including our reading habits. But it's also a time to look forward! For us bibliophiles, it's the season to make reading goals for the year ahead. At NoveList, we know how reading challenges can help encourage and expand someone's reading. To help support your bookish endeavors, I'm here to announce the 2025 NoveList Reading Challenge.

Nov 13, 2024 | time.com | Shannon Carlin |Monika Kim

These are independent reviews of the products mentioned, but TIME receives a commission when purchases are made through affiliate links at no additional cost to the purchaser. By Shannon CarlinNovember 13, 2024 8:22 AM ESTMonika Kim’s inventive debut novel, The Eyes Are the Best Part, begins with teenage protagonist Ji-won’s well-manicured mom expertly plucking the eye from her fish at dinner and swallowing it with great aplomb.

Aug 16, 2024 | electricliterature.com | Zen Cho |June Hur |Monika Kim |Wen-yi Lee

Reading Lists Female ghosts across Asia simultaneously embody marginalization, fearsome empowerment, and freedom from restrictive gender norms Though they’ve been icons of cinema for a while—see: Sadako, Shutter—it’s taken English literature a little longer to catch up to Asian women front and centre in stories of ghosts and horror. The prevalence of female ghosts across Asia has always interested me: how often their origin is rooted in concepts of failed femininity and spoiled maternity; how...