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Sto caricando le informazioni... The Law of Linesdi Pyun Hye-young
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![]() Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. ![]() ![]() This is my third Pyun and second on audio; Caroline McLaughlin narrated this one. There are two storylines in this novel. I found it hard to sort them out at first, I'm not sure if it was due to being on audio, the construction of the novel, or the narration. We have Se-Oh and Ki-jeong, two single women who have close relatives that have recently died and been ruled suicides--and neither agree. Their stories slowly come together, as they search for those involved in the secrets their loved ones kept. This isn't really a mystery novel, per se. There is a mystery, but we get no clues, we follow along with the characters to see where it leads (the actual connection between the two made me laugh--such a good setting for a novel!). But this also isn't a thriller, it's more of a slow burn. But I also felt like there was a lot of detail that did not go anywhere--Se-Oh has been a virtual hermit, and now that she has lost her home she is forced into the world. That plot point goes virtually nowhere, she's fine. The debt collector becomes a major point in Se-Oh's storyline, but doesn't get pulled into Ki-jeung's, which felt weird, as though Ki-jeung's story wasn't as "big", having no related or similar character. This felt like two different stories that were turned into one novel, but they aren't equal in weight. It was certainly very interesting but the ending wasn't satisfying, and their connection was not as satisfying as it might have been. However, I also did not love the narration. T narrator had one voice, but then the debt collector's elderly mother had a girlish voice, Se-Oh and Ki-Jeung didn't have separate voices (the narrator)--I think this was part of my problem following the storyline. As this novel opens, Se-Oh returns home from an errand her father sent her on to find their home in flames. She has lived the past several years as a recluse for reasons which only become clear over the course of the novel. Her father's death in the fire is ruled a suicide, but Se-Oh suspects foul play and begins to investigate. In an alternate narrative, Ki-jeong, a teacher, learns of the death of her estranged sister, which was also ruled a suicide. Ki-jeong, like Se-Oh, is not convinced, and begins to delve into her sister's life. One thing she discovers is that her sister made several attempts to contact Se-Oh before her death. In parallel narratives the stories of Se-Oh and Ki-jeong begin to converge. I enjoyed this book, but based on the reviews and descriptions I had read, I expected it to be much more in the psychological thriller genre. Instead, it's much more literary and philosophical. There is very little action, just glimpses of contemporary life in Korea, a novel of character, not crime. Recommended. 3 1/2 stars nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
"The Law of Lines follows the parallel stories of two young women whose lives are upended by sudden loss. When Se-oh, an agoraphobe still living with her father, returns from an errand to find their house in flames, wrecked by a gas explosion, she is forced back into the world she had tried to shut out. The detective investigating the incident tells her that her father caused the explosion to kill himself because of overwhelming debt she knew nothing about, but Se-oh suspects foul play by an aggressive debt collector and sets out on her own investigation, seeking vengeance. Gijeong, a beleaguered high school teacher, receives a phone call that the body of her younger half-sister has just been found. Her sister was a college student she had grown distant from. Though her death, by drowning, is considered a suicide by the police, that doesn't satisfy Gijeong, and she goes to her sister's university to find out what happened. Her sister's cell phone reveals a thicket of lies and links to a company that lures students into a virtual pyramid scheme, preying on them and their relationships. One of the contacts in the call log is Se-oh."-- Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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