The Eyes Are The Best Part
On sale
11th July 2024
Price: £16.99
Genre
Feminism & Feminist Theory / Horror & Ghost Stories / Modern & Contemporary Fiction (post C 1945) / Suspense
Selected:
Hardcover / ISBN-13: 9781914240867
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING ‘GOOD FOR HER’ NOVEL
Features on New York Times’ Best Horror Fiction of 2024 list
A TIME Top 100 Book of the Year
Soon to be a major motion picture
Shortlisted for the Goodreads Choice Awards for Best Debut Novel and Horror Book
In GOOGLE PLAY’s top reads of 2024
A Barnes & Noble Best Horror of 2024
A Kobo Best Horror Audiobook of 2024
Spotify Editors’ Pick 2024 and Spotify Breakout Authors 2024
Features on New York Times’ Best Horror Fiction of 2024 list
‘THE EYES ARE THE BEST PART is an outstanding debut, a feminist horror novel that tackles big social issues and also delivers the gory origin story of a female serial killer.’ – NEW YORK TIMES
‘I WAS ENTICED FROM THE FIRST LINE’ – Oyinkan Braithwaite
‘DARKLY FUNNY’ – Fern Brady
‘A DARK MODERN FAIRYTALE OF FEMALE VENGEANCE’ – Harriet Walker
‘VERY CLEVER, VERY WEIRD, BRILLIANT SOCIAL COMMENTARY’ – Abigail Bergstrom
My Sister, the Serial Killer meets Boy Parts, this literary feminist howl-of-a-debut is going to crawl right under your skin…
Ji-won’s life is in disarray. Her father’s affair has ripped her family to shreds, leaving her to piece their crappy lives back together.
So, when her mother’s obnoxious new white boyfriend enters the scene, bragging about his flawed knowledge of Korean culture and ogling Asian waitresses in restaurants, Ji-won’s hold over her emotions strains. As he gawks at her and her sister around their claustrophobic apartment, Ji-won becomes more and more obsessed with his brilliant blue eyeballs.
As her fixation and rage grow, Ji-won decides that she must do the one thing that will save her family… and also curb her cravings.
‘Violent, gruesome and wildly original’ – NEW YORK TIMES
‘Utterly fantastic, female revenge horror at its finest. Perfect for readers of Tender is the Flesh’ WATERSTONES
‘Smartly written, [this is] a fun and nasty debut with real edge to it. A promising calling card from a writer to watch’ THE BIG ISSUE
‘One of the most assured feminist horror novels I have ever read’ Bookseller
‘Dark, uncomfortable and addictive… I was hooked from page one. What an exciting debut’ Bookseller
‘If you love unhinged women and seeing them get their revenge, then you NEED to read this… A very well-written social commentary on misogyny, racism and cultural fetishisation’ Bookseller
WHAT READERS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE EYES ARE THE BEST PART:
‘one of the most memorable and engaging debut novels I’ve ever read!’
‘Deliciously weird’
‘Full of teeth clenching tension and satisfying vengeance. This debut is not one to miss!’
‘Gross, graphic and hilarious’
‘The gory feminist revenge horror of my dreams!’
Sunday Times bestseller in week of 29/07/2024
Features on New York Times’ Best Horror Fiction of 2024 list
A TIME Top 100 Book of the Year
Soon to be a major motion picture
Shortlisted for the Goodreads Choice Awards for Best Debut Novel and Horror Book
In GOOGLE PLAY’s top reads of 2024
A Barnes & Noble Best Horror of 2024
A Kobo Best Horror Audiobook of 2024
Spotify Editors’ Pick 2024 and Spotify Breakout Authors 2024
Features on New York Times’ Best Horror Fiction of 2024 list
‘THE EYES ARE THE BEST PART is an outstanding debut, a feminist horror novel that tackles big social issues and also delivers the gory origin story of a female serial killer.’ – NEW YORK TIMES
‘I WAS ENTICED FROM THE FIRST LINE’ – Oyinkan Braithwaite
‘DARKLY FUNNY’ – Fern Brady
‘A DARK MODERN FAIRYTALE OF FEMALE VENGEANCE’ – Harriet Walker
‘VERY CLEVER, VERY WEIRD, BRILLIANT SOCIAL COMMENTARY’ – Abigail Bergstrom
My Sister, the Serial Killer meets Boy Parts, this literary feminist howl-of-a-debut is going to crawl right under your skin…
Ji-won’s life is in disarray. Her father’s affair has ripped her family to shreds, leaving her to piece their crappy lives back together.
So, when her mother’s obnoxious new white boyfriend enters the scene, bragging about his flawed knowledge of Korean culture and ogling Asian waitresses in restaurants, Ji-won’s hold over her emotions strains. As he gawks at her and her sister around their claustrophobic apartment, Ji-won becomes more and more obsessed with his brilliant blue eyeballs.
As her fixation and rage grow, Ji-won decides that she must do the one thing that will save her family… and also curb her cravings.
‘Violent, gruesome and wildly original’ – NEW YORK TIMES
‘Utterly fantastic, female revenge horror at its finest. Perfect for readers of Tender is the Flesh’ WATERSTONES
‘Smartly written, [this is] a fun and nasty debut with real edge to it. A promising calling card from a writer to watch’ THE BIG ISSUE
‘One of the most assured feminist horror novels I have ever read’ Bookseller
‘Dark, uncomfortable and addictive… I was hooked from page one. What an exciting debut’ Bookseller
‘If you love unhinged women and seeing them get their revenge, then you NEED to read this… A very well-written social commentary on misogyny, racism and cultural fetishisation’ Bookseller
WHAT READERS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE EYES ARE THE BEST PART:
‘one of the most memorable and engaging debut novels I’ve ever read!’
‘Deliciously weird’
‘Full of teeth clenching tension and satisfying vengeance. This debut is not one to miss!’
‘Gross, graphic and hilarious’
‘The gory feminist revenge horror of my dreams!’
Sunday Times bestseller in week of 29/07/2024
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Reviews
Its unhinged and brilliant, loved reading about the family and the ending chapters have to be my favorite of the year.
THE EYES ARE THE BEST PART has it all: delicious writing that is expertly paced; characters that feel so real that you can imagine yourself sitting in their 700 sq. ft. apartment with them, breathing in all of Umma's cooking and just waiting for George to get what is coming for him.
This book has crawled under my skin and won't let me go. Days after I've finished it, I can't get it out of my head. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough. (Short chapters were in here too). The tension in the book is palpable as in the sense of dread. You just wait for the next shoe to drop. I have a book hangover now. I don't want anything in my head but this book.
I've been frothing at the mouth for this book ever since it was just a query letter and first 300 words posted for critique on an online forum, and I'm thrilled to report it was just as unhinged and brilliant as I'd hoped. I devoured it (ha) in a sitting. Every element landed for me: the clean prose, the meaty character work, the tragic family drama, the tight plotting, the furious, ferocious treatment of theme. It was a desperate, feral ride with such masterful control of pacing and tension that it left me breathless, as well as screaming at the top of my voice I SUPPORT WOMEN'S WRONGS.
Loved it. Already one of my top releases of 2024. If you liked Eliza Clark's Boy Parts, you'll love this.
Ji-won makes Amazing Amy (Gone Girl) look tame. If you, liked Maeve Fly--- this is better.
If you're looking for feminist horror novel that packs a punch, you've come to the right place.
Claustrophobic and brilliantly gory, Monika Kim has created a dark modern fairytale of female vengeance
Darkly funny
Funny and grotesque and rooted in body horror. A corrective story about fetishism, it's reminiscent of Boy Parts taking the human form and transforming it into something else entirely, very clever, very weird and brilliant social commentary.
Utterly fantastic, female revenge horror at its finest. Perfect for readers of Tender is the Flesh
Smartly written, [this is] a fun and nasty debut with real edge to it. A promising calling card from a writer to watch.
One of the most assured feminist horror novels I have ever read
Dark, uncomfortable and addictive... I was hooked from page one. What an exciting debut
If you love unhinged women and seeing them get their revenge, then you NEED to read this... A very well-written social commentary on misogyny, racism and cultural fetishisation
Incredibly readable... Kim has delivered an entertaining and gruesome romp on female rage