Lovedbrotherless Night by VB Ganon which was my favorite book of 2024 and also deals with the shanan Civil War so if you haven't read this go pick it up
Review 1 of 5
Brotherless Night (2023)
Creators: Mixed Sixteen-year-old Sashi wants to become a doctor. But over the next decade, as a vicious civil war tears through her hometown of Jaffna, her dream takes her on a different path as she sees those around her, including her four beloved brothers and their friend, get swept up in violent political ideologies and their consequences. Desperate to act, she must ask herself: is it possible for anyone to move through life without doing harm?
Loved
MixedI think the actual art of this book is just fine I think it's poorly paced at points I'm someone who really likes a slow narrative there were points when it felt quite slow for me and I think that's because the character work and the writing style isn't good enough to deal with a slow narrative and I also think the protagonist is very flat she's kind of without personality
Review 1 of 2
Similar books
- Kim Ji-young, Born 1982
- Unpassing
- Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop
- Crooked Hallelujah
- Fifteen Wild Decembers
- Heart spring mountain
Cho Nam-Joo"THE BOOK THAT LAUNCHED THE 4B MOVEMENT" —Arya James, Fourth Wave
Longlisted • National Book Award (Translated Literature)
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year and Editors' Choice Selection
Best Books of 2020 — NPR, TIME, Chicago Public Library
Vulture • Best Books of the Year (So Far)
A global sensation, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 “has become...a touchstone for a conversation around feminism and gender” (Sarah Shin, Guardian). One of the most notable novels of the year, hailed by both critics and K-pop stars alike, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 follows one woman’s psychic deterioration in the face of rampant misogyny. In a tidy apartment on the outskirts of Seoul, millennial “everywoman” Kim Jiyoung spends her days caring for her infant daughter. But strange symptoms appear: Jiyoung begins to impersonate the voices of other women, dead and alive. As she plunges deeper into this psychosis, her concerned husband sends her to a psychiatrist. Jiyoung narrates her story to this doctor—from her birth to parents who expected a son to elementary school teachers who policed girls’ outfits to male coworkers who installed hidden cameras in women’s restrooms. But can her psychiatrist cure her, or even discover what truly ails her? “A social treatise as well as a work of art” (Alexandra Alter, New York Times), Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 heralds the arrival of international powerhouse Cho Nam-Joo.
Why?
What made the match, strongest first
Liked by creators45 reviews- Also literary fiction77%
- thisstoryaintover loved both20%
- Similar descriptions3%