Boy Parts meets My Sister, the Serial Killer in this feminist psychological horror about the making of a female serial killer from a Korean-American perspective.
´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, The Times
´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 emotionsstrains. 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