If I Had Your Face: A Novel
A riveting debut novel set in contemporary Seoul, Korea, about four young women making their way in a world defined by impossible standards of beauty, after-hours room salons catering to wealthy men, ruthless social hierarchies, and K-pop mania
"Powerful and provocative . . . a novel about female strength, spirit, resilience--and the solace that fr...show more
"Powerful and provocative . . . a novel about female strength, spirit, resilience--and the solace that fr...show more
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A book written by a Korean-American woman that takes place in contemporary South Korea.
Five young women who all live in the same low-income building each struggle to live their hectic lives in Seoul. Each of the five women represents major social issues for Korean women, and women in general, such as sex working, plastic surgery and impossible beauty standards, domestic abuse, discrimination in the workforce, infertility, and poverty.
Although the...read more
Five young women who all live in the same low-income building each struggle to live their hectic lives in Seoul. Each of the five women represents major social issues for Korean women, and women in general, such as sex working, plastic surgery and impossible beauty standards, domestic abuse, discrimination in the workforce, infertility, and poverty.
Although the...read more
This one has a lot of things I love: character-driven stories, female friendship, and social commentary. Having read "Kim Ji Young, Born 1982", "Pachinko", and "Please Look After My Mom", the cruelty of being a woman in South Korea that's painted by this novel is not new for me, but the writing still proved cutting and provocative. Also offers some harsh truths for delusional kpop/kdrama obsessed fans haha
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