Wonderland Reader

Yolk   by Mary H.K. Choi Published: 4th March 2021 by Atom I received a copy of this e-book from the publisher via NetGalley. This in no way affects my review. I have heard great things about Choi's works, that they are introspective, and portray relationships in very realistic ways, and this is exactly what I found with  Yolk.  The sibling dynamic between Jayne and June was eerily relatable - the power struggle between older and younger sister, the resentment held towards their different experiences being raised by the same parents, but the overall underlying knowledge that both of them would do anything for the other, and that this is the most important relationship they have. Their closeness grows and wanes in equal measure, and their dependence on one another goes from virtually nonexistent to literally life or death, which I thought really forced the cracks in their childhood, and more recent years as young adults, to be examined and reckoned with. I certainly didn't...

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982   by Cho Nam-Joo Published: 1st March 2020 by Scribner I received a copy of this e-book from the publisher via NetGalley. This in no way affects my review. I have had this book for going on 5 years now, and that just felt like far too long without having read it! I really liked the sound of this, as a fan of both speculative fiction and works by Korean authors, and this was not an exception. I loved the length of it, as I find books with minimal plots to be very interesting, but can easily drag if they go on for too long, which this didn't. It was very interesting getting to witness Kim Jiyoung in all the aspects of her life, from her role as a wife and mother, to being an employee, and a friend, and how she seemed to struggle, at least to an extent, in each of these parts. I really enjoyed the footnotes within the story, providing readers with real data to back up how Kim Jiyoung was feeling, particularly towards the discrepancies in life she experienced as ...