The Eyes Are the Best Part
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING 'GOOD FOR HER' K-THRILLER
Published on 3. July 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-914240-87-4 (ISBN)
Description
'I was enticed from the first line' OYINKAN BRAITHWAITE, author of My Sister, the Serial Killer
This feminist howl-of-a-debut is going to crawl right under your skin
'An outstanding debut' NEW YORK TIMES
SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS
NEW YORK TIMES BEST HORROR BOOK OF THE YEAR
SPOTIFY 'BREAKOUT' AUTHOR OF THE YEAR
Ji-won's life is in disarray. Her father's affair has ripped the family to shreds, leaving her to piece their crappy lives back together.
Then her mother's new white boyfriend enters the scene, bragging about his knowledge of Korean culture. As he swaggers around their claustrophobic apartment ogling her teenage sister, Ji-won's grip on reality begins to slip.
She finds herself growing obsessed with his brilliant blue eyeballs, resolving to do the one thing that will save her family - and curb her cravings...
'Smartly written... A writer to watch' BIG ISSUE
'Darkly funny' FERN BRADY, author of Strong Female Character
'Monika Kim has written a novel every library needs to own' LIBRARY JOURNAL
This feminist howl-of-a-debut is going to crawl right under your skin
'An outstanding debut' NEW YORK TIMES
SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS
NEW YORK TIMES BEST HORROR BOOK OF THE YEAR
SPOTIFY 'BREAKOUT' AUTHOR OF THE YEAR
Ji-won's life is in disarray. Her father's affair has ripped the family to shreds, leaving her to piece their crappy lives back together.
Then her mother's new white boyfriend enters the scene, bragging about his knowledge of Korean culture. As he swaggers around their claustrophobic apartment ogling her teenage sister, Ji-won's grip on reality begins to slip.
She finds herself growing obsessed with his brilliant blue eyeballs, resolving to do the one thing that will save her family - and curb her cravings...
'Smartly written... A writer to watch' BIG ISSUE
'Darkly funny' FERN BRADY, author of Strong Female Character
'Monika Kim has written a novel every library needs to own' LIBRARY JOURNAL
Reviews / Votes
I was enticed from the first line -- Oyinkan Braithwaite, author of My Sister, the Serial Killer An outstanding debut... Violent, smart, gruesome and wildly original * New York Times * Darkly funny -- Fern Brady, author of Strong Female Character Visceral, disgusting, glorious. I love this book and every character in it. Monika Kim's sentences are superb, and I was riveted and nauseated from the very first page -- CJ Leede, author of Maeve Fly An inventive, terrifying tale of misogyny, Asian fetishisation, and cannibalism * TIME * Obsessive, grotesque and never predictable, this is a horror debut to sink your teeth into -- Emily M. Danforth, author of The Miseducation of Cameron Post Smartly written...A fun and nasty debut with real edge to it. A promising calling card from a writer to watch * Big Issue * Utterly fantastic, female revenge horror at its finest. Perfect for readers of Tender is the Flesh * Waterstones * Monika Kim has written a novel that every library needs to own * Library Journal * A new voice in horror... Gripping * Booklist * Incredibly readable... Kim has delivered an entertaining and gruesome romp on female rage * ABC *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Octopus Publishing Group
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 125 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
248 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-914240-87-4 (9781914240874)
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E-Book
07/2024
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Person
MONIKA KIM is a second-generation Korean American living in Los Angeles' Koreatown. She learned about eating fish eyes and other Korean superstitions from her mother, who immigrated to Los Angeles from Seoul in 1985.
The Eyes Are the Best Part is her debut novel and was selected as a Book of the Year by the New York Times, TIME, Spotify and others.
The Eyes Are the Best Part is her debut novel and was selected as a Book of the Year by the New York Times, TIME, Spotify and others.