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Ova - Excuse My Reading's Reviews : The Good Son
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- May 13, 2018
This was a brilliant and unique read. Be warned, it was slow burning, in the first 20% of the book the setting haven't changed- Yu-jin finds his mother dead downstairs, and doesn't remember anything, keeps moving in the house. I started to think I may not like this book, but I was wrong. It doesn't take long after that for the story take sinister turns and morph into a shocking explanation of everything...
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[Audio Book] The Good SonJeong You Jeong
/2018"A cool, crafty did-he-do-it thriller [for] readers of Jo Nesbo and Patricia Highsmith." - A. J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window "Ingeniously twisted." -Entertainment Weekly , "Must List" Named a Must-Read Book of the Summer by Elle, Vulture , Entertainment... -
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Seven Years of DarknessJeong You Jeong
/2020The truth always rises to the surface When a young girl is found dead in Seryong Lake, a reservoir in a remote South Korean village, the police immediately begin their investigation. At the same time, three men—Yongje, the girl's father, and two security guards at the nearby dam, each of whom has... -
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[Audio Book] Seven Years of Darkness A NovelJeong You Jeong
/2020"You-Jeong Jeong is a certified international phenomenon . . . Genuinely surprising and ultimately satisfying . . . Seven Years of Darkness [bolsters] the case for Jeong as one among the best at writing psychological suspense." — Los Angeles Times NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF SUMMER 2020 BY... -
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Sieben Jahre Nacht: ThrillerJeong You Jeong
/2015Der Vater, ehemals erfolgreicher Catcher des Baseballteams »Hansin Fighters«, ist ein Kind im Körper eines Riesen. Im richtigen Leben gelingt ihm nichts mehr, er steht unter der Knute seiner Frau, arbeitet für eine Sicherheitsfirma und trinkt sich ins Elend. Nur seinen Sohn liebt er abgöttisch. So... -
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El buen hijoJeong You Jeong
/2019Demencial y obsesivo: el mejor thriller viene ahora de Corea. HUELE A SANGRE Me despertó el hedor metálico de la sangre. Cuando bajé las escaleras, encontré a mi madre en el suelo, muerta, con un tajo de oreja a oreja y el camisón manchado de un intenso color rojo. NO RECUERDO NADA Mi nombre es Yu... -
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Семилетняя ночьJeong You Jeong
/2019ом успешный игрок популярной бейсбольной команды, на чьей карьере поставило крест тяжелое неврологическое заболевание. В ту ночь он, находясь в состоянии опьянения – а он выпивает постоянно, – возвращаясь домой, сбивает на машине маленькую девочку. Погружаясь с каждым днем все глубже в алкогольный... -
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Der gute SohnJeong Yu-jeong
/2019Yu-jin ist der perfekte Schüler, der erfolgreiche Schwimmer, der gute Sohn. Doch eines Morgens ist alles anders. Er erwacht von einem metallischen Geruch. Seine Klamotten sind blutverschmiert, rote Fußspuren führen zu seinem Bett. Mit wachsendem Grauen folgt er ihnen ins Untergeschoss, wo er eine... -
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The Good SonYou-jeong Jeong
/2018"A cool, crafty did-he-do-it thriller...The Good Son will rivet readers of Jo Nesbo and Patricia Highsmith." —A. J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window The Talented Mr. Ripley meets The Bad Seed in this breathless, chilling psychological thriller by the #1... -
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Seven Years of Darkness
"You-Jeong Jeong is a certified international phenomenon . . . Genuinely surprising and ultimately satisfying . . . Seven Years of Darkness [bolsters] the case for Jeong as one among the best at... -
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ο καλός γιος
Ποιον μπορείς να εμπιστευτείς αν δεν μπορείς να εμπιστευτείς τον εαυτό σου; Ο Γιου-τζιν, υποδειγματικός γιος, πρωταθλητής κολύμβησης που έχει μόλις κάνει αίτηση για να εισαχθεί στη νομική σχολή,... -
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Seven Years of Darkness
A chilling yet moving story about the strength and depth of fatherly love, both biological and adopted, and the lengths that parents will go to protect - and avenge - their children. Set in Korea,... -
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Le origini del male
Yu-jin si sveglia una mattina nel proprio letto ricoperto di sangue. Non solo il suo corpo, ma tutta la stanza ne è imbrattata. Lui non ricorda quasi niente della notte appena trascorsa, solo di... -
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Een goede zoon
De 26-jarige Yu-Jin ontwaakt na een onrustige nacht en ontdekt dat zijn kleding onder het bloed zit. Onder aan de trap vindt hij vervolgens het levenloze lichaam van zijn moeder, haar hals blijkt...
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‘O Bom Filho’: thriller sul-coreano à la Stephen King
(Tradução de Jae Hyung Woo; Todavia; 288 páginas; 49,90 reais ou 34,90 reais na versão digital) Em sua Coreia do Sul de origem, You-jeong Jeong é festejada como uma “Stephen King de saias”. Com timing notável para o suspense, a autora já publicou quatro thrillers que se converteram em itens de... -
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'O bom Filho' retrata a mente do assassino como um labirinto interminavel
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Nejlepší knihy roku 2019
Po celý rok sledujeme knižní novinky, proto bychom v předvánočním čase rádi připomněli, jak široká je nabídka v knihkupectvích a že nakladatelé i letos skutečně mysleli na každého. Zkuste si z našeho přehledu vybrat něco nového, jiného, zajímavého. -
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Livro coreano não é exatamente novo, mas tem méritos próprios
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Trama criminal coreana tem méritos próprios
SÃO PAULO, SP (FOLHAPRESS) - Não pode ser ruim um livro que começa deste jeito: "O cheiro de sangue me acordou. Era um cheiro incrivelmente intenso, como se eu não o absorvesse apenas pelo nariz, mas pelo corpo inteiro".
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Korean Literary Event in Japan with Author Jeong You Jeong
2018/11/13 to 2018/11/172018 Korean Literary Event in Japan with Author Jeong You Jeong Korean literary events featuring author Jeong You Jeong was held in Tokyo and Fukuoka, Japan, from November 13 to 17. The events were centered on Jeong’s novel < Seven Years of Night>, first published in the country in 2017, and... -
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Author Jeong You Jeong Invited to International Literature Festival Berlin
2018/09/05 to 2018/09/15Author Jeong You Jeong Invited to International Literature Festival Berlin Founded in 2001, the festival takes place in autumn each year with guests from all around the world, and offers events such as readings, discussions, and workshops over a 10-day period. This year’s festival took place from... -
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2017/03/12 to 2017/03/14From March 12 to 14, the Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI Korea, President: Kim Seong-Kon, professor Emeritus at Seoul National University) sponsored the participation of Korean author Lee Seung-U at the Fête du Livre de Bron, and hosted Korean literature events in Aix-en-Provence and... -
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The Paris International Book Fair
2016/03/17 to 2016/03/20Korea was invited as the Guest of Honor at the 2016 Paris International Book Fair, held from March 16–20, in celebration of 130 years of diplomatic relations between Korea and France. Nearly 3,000 writers from 45 countries attended the fair where around 800 events were held. A total of 30 Korean... -
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Vietnam Translation Seminar and Literary Event
2015/11/26 to 2015/12/01LTI Korea held promotional events, including a translation seminar, from November 26–December 1 in and Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.On November 26, LTI Korea held a seminar on the topic “Reading Vietnamese Translations of Korean Literature” at Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Sciences and...
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The Good Son by You-jeong Jeong
/U.S.A.Jun 3, 2018The Good Son by You-jeong Jeong, translated from the Korean by Chi-Young Kim, is a psychological thriller that has been compared to American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis, Misery by Stephen King and A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess, and, since two of these novels are among my favourite books...
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BOOK REVIEW: THE GOOD SON BY YOU-JEONG JEONG
/U.S.A.Apr 29, 2018There’s nothing more exciting to me as a reader than exploring books from countries other than my own. CBTB readers will know how much I love translated crime fiction, from Nordic Noir (Jo Nesbo, Lars Kepler, Yrsa Sigurdardottir, Ragnar Jonasson… I could go on and on!) to French crime fiction (...
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Stephanie Jane (Literary Flits)'s Reviews : The Good Son
/U.S.A.May 26, 2018I recently spotted Ova's The Good Son review on her blog Excuse My Reading which encouraged me to get to reading my ARC of this book sooner rather than later...
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Leslie's Reviews : The Good Son
/U.S.A.Jun 21, 2018First off-if the cover isn't a clear enough clue, this is not a review of the 1993 novel, The Good Son by Todd Strasser which was a tie-in to the 1993 movie starring Macaulay Culkin and Elijah Wood. I remember that movie stressing me out because I just couldn't handle the kid from Home Alone...
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Jessica Woodbury's Reviews : The Good Son
/U.S.A.Mar 14, 2018While THE GOOD SON has the trappings of a right-this-moment thriller, this is a surprisingly slow burn. Thriller readers used to the spare prose and constant rewards of your typical US thrillers will have to adjust to getting their reveals over the course of several pages of long flashbacks...
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