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We Do Not Part
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It's not even the end of January, but 2025 already looks a limp year for fiction. Lucky then, that this new novel from Han Kang shines like a beacon in the gloom.
Dark, haunting, spare and dreamlike, We Do Not Part slowly reveals the horrors that occurred on Jeju Island more than half a century ago, through our narrator and her interactions with ghosts of the past. So stylish and strange, every image suffused with meaning, it's a delicate and disturbing novel of the highest quality.
It's also a novel you're best off knowing little about going in. A great reading experience. Surely a very strong contender for the International Booker Prize.
4.5
Dark, haunting, spare and dreamlike, We Do Not Part slowly reveals the horrors that occurred on Jeju Island more than half a century ago, through our narrator and her interactions with ghosts of the past. So stylish and strange, every image suffused with meaning, it's a delicate and disturbing novel of the highest quality.
It's also a novel you're best off knowing little about going in. A great reading experience. Surely a very strong contender for the International Booker Prize.
4.5
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Jan 31, 2025 12:52AM
Agree that is should be a candidate for the International Booker, though that is always difficult to predict. Not long to wait to see now.. Enjoyed your review.
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Enjoyed yours as well Andy. Yes the International Booker could be anything but I think this deserves a place on the longlist at the very least
