Our main character, Elsa, is a very unlikeable character, but so is everyone else, no one is perfect, that‘s the point. It weaves the magic of ghosts into the trauma of being haunted by one- both living &dead, by showing the danger of repressed grief &mental illness. Elsa‘s brother tells the myths as just that myths but Elsa sees the warning of them &the history. This was tough to get through at parts but I really liked it. Please look up TW!!
so-soFolklorn was recommended by my #tailoredbookrecommendations by #bookriot.
Unfortunately I didn‘t love it… I struggled to keep reading at some points, as I found Elsa‘s low points repetitive and self destructive. The family dynamic here is really dark with an abusive dad and possibly addicted brother and it‘s unclear what the MC‘s mental health status is.
The connections drawn between Korean folklore and Elsa‘s family kept me going, but ⬇️
#weeklyforecast @Cinfhen
My two current reads are so vastly different! I hope to finish them both in the next couple of days, and I‘m really not sure what I‘ll be picking up next. I hoped to read Remote Control for a bookclub meeting next weekend, and it‘s very short so I still might. And my other bookclub is reading Little Fires, but that‘s two weeks away. The mood-read goddess will decide. 🙂📚
Box+bed+sun+cat= happy! 😸
I‘m really liking Folklorn so far too.
Feels like a #bathandabook kind of night. This one was recommended for me by my bibliologist at #bookriot, Laura. #tailoredbookrecommendations
bailedI did not finish this one. Elsa is an incredibly unlikable and insecure character. Some examples: harping on everyone's ethnicity, being hateful to another woman scientist because Elsa thought her kinda boyfriend might sleep with her, being jealous that a professor she met once might have a girlfriend that's not her. All of this happens in the first 100 pages. I couldn't take any more, so I bailed.
pickI really enjoyed “Folklorn”. It is an immigrant tale and very much focused on understanding and accepting family trauma. It also has a touch of mystery for spice.
I am posting one book per day from my to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new - don‘t judge me I have a lot of books.
Join the fun if you want. This is day 187.
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