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diary of a murderer

October 6, 2020

Review: Diary of a Murderer and Other Stories by Kim Young-ha

Captivating. Provoking. Mind-blowingly good. I cannot heap higher praise on this collection of 4 short stories, which is right up my alley. I love a good psychological thriller (closer to the psychotic kind) and I always feel that Korean cinema does this genre really well - think Oldboy, I saw a Devil, The Neighbours, Hide and Seek. I'm pleased to say that three of the four stories gave me the same tingling sense of trepidation and kept me on the edge throughout. Only three, as I didn't …

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