Raven Books The Consultant The darkly funny, satirical Korean thriller.

by Seong-sun Im

Raven Books The Consultant The darkly funny, satirical Korean thriller ABISBOOK Raven Books.

208 pages, Paperback

Published November 7, 2024

Reviews

[Laura]

Managing to be clever, amoral and moral - well worth a read if wanting something completely different to read.

[Shane Kiely]

This is a book that concerns internal monologue & character motivations rather than a concrete plot. The plot beats are treated in a fairly detached manner which I think is intended to illustrate the psychopathic (possibly sociopathic, I can never remember the difference) tendencies of the unnamed narrator. This structure took me a while to warm to but once I got used to it I found it suited the premise. I think anyone interested in a more traditional mystery or even crime novel might be disappointed but I (eventually) enjoyed this unique approach to the fringes of that genre.

[Libby]

Book club book: I enjoyed this more than I thought, very thought provoking. The concept was really interesting and the way they came up with the ‘natural murders’ fascinating. It lost me a little towards the end I felt like there was very long passages about unrelated things and then he just married the Manager.

[Inge Chris]

If not because of the finale is too plain for me, I would rate it more than just 3.5. I love the main character’s profile and the plot twist was also surprising. Just the ending parts are still ‘floating’ (my own term XD)

[Anthony]

Dark, morally ambiguous and a searing critique of the corporate world. Loved it!

[Anna Newkirk]

a strong 3. really good concept, on the nose satire but worth a read for sure! the misogyny is purposeful but... idk not the most fun to read