{"product_id":"the-eyes-are-the-best-part-9781645661238","title":"The Eyes Are the Best Part","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"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.\" --\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e * TIME MAGAZINE 100 MUST-READ BOOKS OF 2024 * BRAM STOKER AWARD WINNER * SHIRLEY JACKSON AWARD FINALIST * \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrying in H-Mart\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eMy Sister, the Serial Killer\u003c\/i\u003e in this feminist psychological horror about the making of a female serial killer from a Korean-American perspective. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJi-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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA brilliantly inventive, subversive novel about a young woman unraveling, Monika Kim's \u003ci\u003eThe Eyes Are the Best Part\u003c\/i\u003e 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 readers mesmerized and craving more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Monika Kim\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Erewhon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.48h x 5.78w x 1.01d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781645661238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2024 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/22\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2024 pg. 22\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/10\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/18\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMonika Kim \u003c\/b\u003eis an acclaimed, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \"violent, smart, gruesome and wildly original\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) horror novels. Her debut, \u003ci\u003eThe Eyes Are the Best Part, \u003c\/i\u003ewas a \u003ci\u003eTIME \u003c\/i\u003eMagazine, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, \u003c\/i\u003eB\u0026amp;N, and Kobo Best of the Year, as well as a Goodreads Choice Awards finalist and a Bram Stoker Award nominee. A second-generation Korean American, she learned about eating fish eyes and other Korean superstitions from her mother, who immigrated to California from Seoul in 1985. She lives in Los Angeles's Koreatown and can be found online at monika-kim.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Erewhon Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43778237759603,"sku":"9.78165E+12","price":30.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_5b9a3b92-38af-4d21-b74e-57740a24cf81.jpg?v=1757506932","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-eyes-are-the-best-part-9781645661238","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}