{"product_id":"the-eyes-are-the-best-part-9781645661238","title":"The Eyes Are the Best Part","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrying in H-Mart\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eMy Sister, the Serial Killer\u003c\/i\u003e in this feminist psychological horror about the making of a female serial killer from a Korean-American perspective.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJi-won's life tumbles into disarray in the wake of her Appa's extramarital affair and subsequent departure. Her mother, distraught. Her younger sister, hurt and confused. Her college freshman grades, failing. Her dreams, horrifying... yet enticing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn them, Ji-won walks through bloody rooms full of eyes. Succulent blue eyes. Salivatingly blue eyes. Eyes the same shape and shade as George's, who is Umma's obnoxious new boyfriend. George has already overstayed his welcome in her family's claustrophobic apartment. He brags about his puffed-up consulting job, ogles Asian waitresses while dining out, and acts condescending toward Ji-won and her sister as if he deserves all of Umma's fawning adoration. No, George doesn't deserve anything from her family. Ji-won will make sure of that. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor no matter how many victims accumulate around her campus or how many people she must deceive and manipulate, Ji-won's hunger and her rage deserve to be sated. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA brilliantly inventive, subversive novel about a young woman unraveling, Monika Kim's \u003ci\u003eThe Eyes Are the Best Part\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of a family falling apart and trying to find their way back to each other, marking a bold new voice in horror that will leave readers mesmerized and craving more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Erewhon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781645661238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2024 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/22\/2024\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Monika Kim","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44087372775605,"sku":"9781645661238","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e20d4872-cdaa-41c9-9a86-5935b100beb8.jpg?v=1714458075","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-eyes-are-the-best-part-9781645661238","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}