죽이고 싶은 아이

Fast-Paced, Tragic, and Exciting

While I've read one nonfiction book in Korean, this was my first proper novel. It wasn't in my usual genres of fantasy/romance, instead being a thriller/murder mystery, but I ended up really enjoying it! I read along with the audiobook which was fun, since the book is written mainly as verbal testimonies, either to a broadcasting station or in court. The story is very twisty and exciting, and constantly keeps you guessing by presenting new information from different perspectives. The main theme of the book is probably the question of what truth is and how it can be manipulated by the mass media and different people's perspectives/opinions.

Since the book is mainly dialogue centered around a single topic and a limited number of characters, a lot of the vocabulary is repeated. However, the grammar felt a bit more complex to me and I can tell that while I got the gist of the story, I definitely missed some of the nuance. With that being said, I'll probably reread this in the future to see how it reads with more books under my belt.

Overall, definitely recommended! The story is well written, fast paced, and exciting. 5 stars.