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My favorite book in March was another one from South Korea. The titular story in this outstanding collection is about a serial killer in the early stages of Alzheimer‘s who also believes his daughter is dating a serial killer. Wild premise but the author pulls it off beautifully and the story is one of the best I read this year. I really enjoyed all the other stories in the collection too. Excellent read.

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“I've got a neighbor who blacks out after a night out drinking. Maybe death is a stiff drink that helps you forget the boring night out that is your life.“
-“Diary of a Murderer“

“Words are slowly escaping me. My head is turning into a sea cucumber. A hole is opening up. It's slimy and everything escapes through it.“
-“Diary of a Murderer“

Loved all the stories in this collection—not a clunker in the bunch—but the first one, which gives the book its title, is masterful, a tour-de-force. It‘s an utterly compelling story of a former serial killer in the early stages of Alzheimer‘s. Convinced his daughter‘s boyfriend is a serial killer, he sets out to save her before he completely loses his memory. I understand why Kim has won all the awards & will definitely read more of his work.

Reading a short story collection by an author who has won every major literary award in Korea. The titular story is about a serial killer suffering from memory loss even as there is a mystery he wants to solve—I‘ve just started but it‘s very good so far.

Thank you so much for the birthday gift, Jessie! You're most kind and I'm so grateful for our Litsy friendship ❤️😘 I also love the Totally Jawsome stationery & how it pairs so well with the book 😆 @erzascarletbookgasm

Past, present, future interlinked. 🕐⌚⏳

Loved these gripping short stories by this South Korean author. Such a unique story-teller. Explosive plots and unnerving narrative style. Digging it.

A great collection of short stories, but the titled story, about a serial killer in the grips of dementia, is the best! I read this back in August, so I'm just trying to play catch up on reviews.

"The way you feel about writing poems that no one reads and committing murders that no one knows about is not that different." #LittensDressedInBlood

All editors pretend they believe what their writers say.

Enjoyed this collection of a novella and short stories. In this one, the writer should beware the new publisher.

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Short stories from major South Korean author Kim Young-ha, with an amazing translation by Krys Lee. I thought the title story the strongest. An aging serial killer with Alzheimer‘s is convinced his daughter‘s boyfriend is also a killer. Tightly written with many surprises.

I waited ages for this one to come in from the library and read it right away. It was interesting, but not emotionally resonant. I enjoyed the unreliable narrator of the title story, but didn‘t actually like any of the characters. All in all, it was a bit of a let-down.

Famous Korean author first book of short stories in translation looking forward to reading this introduction to this renowned Korean author,Thanks @hmhbooks for this wonderful book,