When Adam Opens His Eyes by Jang Jung-IlMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
This was an odd read. The first (and main) part of the book is the main story, "When Adam Opens His Eyes". It is an excellent read. I could see how this may have been quite radical when it was written, but it is still pleasurable and very interesting. It isn't as depressing as most Korean literature from this time period (at least the literature I have read thus far), while still not being cheery. It smacks more of a dose of someone's life, uncensored.
The last 20 pages or so are a completely different story called "The seventh day", which has nothing to do with the narrative and which, quite frankly, ruined the book for me. It is erotic, gory, and somewhat gratuitous in trying to be x-rated.
5 stars for the first part. 1 star for the final part. I still want to read more by this author.
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