Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago
Cheon Myeong-Kwan's 'Whale' is oddly composed but, despite some questionably immature content, is immensely readable. The ending is also devastating. Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2023.
7/10
Whale: Set in a remote village in South Korea, Whale follows the lives of three linked characters: Geumbok, an extremely ambitious woman who has been chasing an indescribable thrill ever since she first saw a whale crest in the ocean; her mute daughter, Chunhui, who communicates with elephants; and a one-eyed woman who controls honeybees with a whistle. A fiction that brims with surprises and wicked humour, from one of the most original voices in South Korea.
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Cheon Myeong-Kwan's 'Whale' is oddly composed but, despite some questionably immature content, is immensely readable. The ending is also devastating. Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2023.
7/10
Whale: Set in a remote village in South Korea, Whale follows the lives of three linked characters: Geumbok, an extremely ambitious woman who has been chasing an indescribable thrill ever since she first saw a whale crest in the ocean; her mute daughter, Chunhui, who communicates with elephants; and a one-eyed woman who controls honeybees with a whistle. A fiction that brims with surprises and wicked humour, from one of the most original voices in South Korea.
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/61199102
Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/TheDiscoKing
Let me know what I should review next! Thanks for watching, and remember: beekeepers keep bees.
#internationalbookerprize #bookerprize #whale #books #booktube
