Claustrophobic and brilliantly gory, Monika Kim has created a dark modern fairytale of female vengeance -- Harriet Walker
Darkly funny -- Fern Brady
Funny and grotesque and rooted in body horror. A corrective story about fetishism, it's reminiscent of
Boy Parts taking the human form and transforming it into something else entirely, very clever, very weird and brilliant social commentary. -- Abigail Bergstrom
Its unhinged and brilliant, loved reading about the family and the ending chapters have to be my favorite of the year. -- Leo, Goodreads review
THE EYES ARE THE BEST PART has it all: delicious writing that is expertly paced; characters that feel so real that you can imagine yourself sitting in their 700 sq. ft. apartment with them, breathing in all of Umma's cooking and just waiting for George to get what is coming for him. -- Ryan, Goodreads review
This book has crawled under my skin and won't let me go. Days after I've finished it, I can't get it out of my head. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough. (Short chapters were in here too). The tension in the book is palpable as in the sense of dread. You just wait for the next shoe to drop. I have a book hangover now. I don't want anything in my head but this book. -- Victoria, Goodreads reviewer
I've been frothing at the mouth for this book ever since it was just a query letter and first 300 words posted for critique on an online forum, and I'm thrilled to report it was just as unhinged and brilliant as I'd hoped. I devoured it (ha) in a sitting. Every element landed for me: the clean prose, the meaty character work, the tragic family drama, the tight plotting, the furious, ferocious treatment of theme. It was a desperate, feral ride with such masterful control of pacing and tension that it left me breathless, as well as screaming at the top of my voice I SUPPORT WOMEN'S WRONGS.
Loved it. Already one of my top releases of 2024. If you liked Eliza Clark's Boy Parts, you'll love this.
-- bori, Goodreads reviewer
Ji-won makes Amazing Amy (Gone Girl) look tame. If you, liked Maeve Fly--- this is better. * Becky, Goodreads reviewer *
If you're looking for feminist horror novel that packs a punch, you've come to the right place. * Julia Lewis, Goodreads reviewer *
