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4.5
Aviary
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A young woman undertakes a terrifying journey—and a terrifying transformation—in this genre-blending speculative suspense novel set in South Korea and the US which mixes fantasy, gothic vibes and queer longing, with a shot of feminist body horror.
A young woman undertakes a terrifying journey—and a terrifying transformation—in this genre-blending speculative suspense novel set in South Korea and the US which mixes fantasy, gothic vibes and queer longing, with a shot of feminist body horror.A young woman undertakes a terrifying journey—and a terrifying transformation—in this genre-blending speculative suspense novel set in South Korea and the US which mixes fantasy, gothic vibes and queer longing, with a shot of feminist body horror.
Fairytales are for children. Fairytales are for children.
Until the day we awaken in a place full of monsters, Until the day we awaken in a place full of monsters,
being softly enveloped by the dark.being softly enveloped by the dark.
Nineteen-year-old undocumented immigrant Hee-Jin lies on the floor of her cramped Seoul apartment, listening for footsteps.
But the knock on the door isn’t the police finally coming to deport her to North Korea. Instead, sprawled on the doorstep is a disfigured, bird-like corpse—and it has her eyes. Her younger sister, artist Hee-Young, is meant to be on an art program in America, not dead of a strange overdose.
But in Hee-Young’s pocket is a plane ticket and US passport. Seeing her chance for freedom, Hee-Jin steals her sister’s identity and takes her place, determined to uncover what really happened to her.
But the deeper she dives into the program’s strange workings, the closer she gets to the monstrous secret at its heart.
A page-turner of a mystery filled with gorgeous, creepy Korean folklore and imagery, Aviary, written by critically acclaimed Korean American author Maria Dong, is also a story about power, violence, exploitationA page-turner of a mystery filled with gorgeous, creepy Korean folklore and imagery, Aviary, Aviary, written by critically acclaimed Korean American author Maria Dong, is also a story about power, violence, exploitation——and transformation. And, above all, it's about the choices women make from within a system where all the available options are bad ones.and transformation. And, above all, it's about the choices women make from within a system where all the available options are bad ones.
Fairytales are for children. Fairytales are for children.
Until the day we awaken in a place full of monsters, Until the day we awaken in a place full of monsters,
being softly enveloped by the dark.being softly enveloped by the dark.
Nineteen-year-old undocumented immigrant Hee-Jin lies on the floor of her cramped Seoul apartment, listening for footsteps.
But the knock on the door isn’t the police finally coming to deport her to North Korea. Instead, sprawled on the doorstep is a disfigured, bird-like corpse—and it has her eyes. Her younger sister, artist Hee-Young, is meant to be on an art program in America, not dead of a strange overdose.
But in Hee-Young’s pocket is a plane ticket and US passport. Seeing her chance for freedom, Hee-Jin steals her sister’s identity and takes her place, determined to uncover what really happened to her.
But the deeper she dives into the program’s strange workings, the closer she gets to the monstrous secret at its heart.
A page-turner of a mystery filled with gorgeous, creepy Korean folklore and imagery, Aviary, written by critically acclaimed Korean American author Maria Dong, is also a story about power, violence, exploitationA page-turner of a mystery filled with gorgeous, creepy Korean folklore and imagery, Aviary, Aviary, written by critically acclaimed Korean American author Maria Dong, is also a story about power, violence, exploitation——and transformation. And, above all, it's about the choices women make from within a system where all the available options are bad ones.and transformation. And, above all, it's about the choices women make from within a system where all the available options are bad ones.
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4.5
“Cultural appropriation, fetishization of Asian culture, and sexual abuse through the lens of psychedelic body horror.
Hee-Jin waits in her Seoul apartment for the police to come and deport her to North Korea. She has no papers and no way to live safely in the world. But the knock that comes to the door isn't the police, instead it is her younger sister Hee-Young, who is supposed to be in America participating in an art program, not dead of what appears to be an overdose on her sister's doorstep. In her pocket is a plan ticket and US passport, and Americans can never tell the difference between Asian women anyways, so Hee-Jin decides to steal her sister's identity to figure out what really happened and hopefully find a way to safety.
She arrives in America and agrees to help the head of the art program, pretending to be her sister to keep the program going, also allowing her to investigate what really happened to Hee-Young. But as she becomes deeper involved in the program and its strange rituals, it seems there may be no way to get out of here safely, especially when no one is telling the truth.
Thank you to NetGalley for an eARC of this novel.”
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