Lemon
Paperback Published on: 16/08/2022
Price: £13.99
Bookseller Reviews
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Brilliant puzzling intriguing
Very different approach to writing a crime novel. It is a flawless representation of the long term effects of a murder. There are no answers or explanati... READ MORE
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Unique and absorbing
I really loved this novel. Told from different perspectives, at different times, this story follows the aftermath of the murder of a beautiful young studen... READ MORE
Lemon
I’ve been reading a lot of Korean fiction lately, and this one definitely stands out. I finished it in two days, I just couldn’t put it down and needed to ... READ MORE
Chilling, psychological and an absolute page-turner
Lemon at face value might seem like a crime book: in 2002, eighteen-year-old high school student Kim Hae-on gets murdered and no one is found guilty. Howev... READ MORE
Publisher information
- Publisher: Other Press LLC
- ISBN: 9781635423310
- Number of pages: 160
- Dimensions: 191 x 127 mm
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allStruggled with it.
I read this book due to an interest in South Korean culture. I have to admit that I didn’t enjoy it as much as I wanted to but don’t know why.
The book d... READ MORE
Interesting
An intriguing premise: life in the aftermath of he murder of the beautiful but unpleasant Hae-on.
The how is only alluded to, the why seems irrelevant, a... READ MORE
An Interesting Novella
In the summer of 2002, when Korea is abuzz over hosting FIFA World Cup. nineteen year old Kim Hae-on is killed in what becomes known as the High School Bea... READ MORE
Interesting read
This is a difficult one to review as I have mixed feelings on it. At around 150 pages it’s not a long read. I had expected a thriller type read about a mur... READ MORE
Totally NOT a lemon
A high-school girl just 18 has been killed. The novel opens with her sister´s imaginary reconstruction of the police interrogation of the main suspect, a (... READ MORE
A unique novella.
I’d seen some interesting reviews for Kwon Yeo-Sun’s “LEMON” and was intrigued enough to want to read it for myself. Translated expertly by Janet Hong, thi... READ MORE
confusing
The cover of this book is what I liked first. It is an interesting short book, quite quick and easy to read. The characters are not so likeable, but you ca... READ MORE
An absorbing novella
Lemon is one of those books that almost defies description. Is it a murder mystery? Literary fiction? An exploration of grief and remorse? All three? Beaut... READ MORE
Couldn't put this book down very accurate emotions of grief. A fantastic read
This book is at the top of my list of recommendations for people to read. I finished this book in no time at all and found the flow to be very easy to foll... READ MORE
The murder of a teenage girl from the eyes of her sister, friend and classmate - this novella packs a punch.
Lemon spans 18 years after the murder of a beautiful teenage girl, with each chapter following either her sister, her classmate or her friend. This novella... READ MORE
Interesting but confusing
A beautiful teenage girl is murdered, and the crime affects everyone around her - her family, her friends, her classmates, the boy accused of the crime. Th... READ MORE
Lemon
Back in the summer of 2002, during the FIFA World Cup, Korea is buzzing as they are the hosts. At the same time, Kim Hae-on is murdered. There are a couple... READ MORE
A complex book
The focus of the novel is the murder in 2002 of Kim Hae-on and is known as the High School Beauty Murder. Hae-on wears a lemon coloured dress the day she i... READ MORE
A striking and reflective story
“And so began the revenge of the yellow angel. Lemon, I muttered. Like a chant of revenge, I muttered: Lemon, lemon, lemon."
Set in Korea, Lemon examines ... READ MORE
Poetic psychological murder-mystery
This story, set in Korea, begins with a boy being questioned about a murder and continues over the next seventeen years as incidents prompt memories, more ... READ MORE
A beguiling exploration of the ripples spreading from a terrible crime
Lemon is a beguiling exploration on the long-term effects of a terrible crime on several individuals connected to the victim: her younger sister, a classma... READ MORE
A powerful literary crime novel that I adored
‘At last a door that had been shut for a long time was opening, and radiant light came flooding in. And so began the revenge of the yellow angel. Lemon, I ... READ MORE
Compelling
Lemon is a book that explores just how life and death affect people using the untimely death of a beautiful school girl as its model.
The novella follows ... READ MORE
Interesting and good read
I know the old saying is ‘never judge a book by its cover’ but sometimes you just can’t help it! I judged and I was right, I loved this book. This might b... READ MORE
a great short novel
I really enjoyed this short novel. The story evolves around the death of a female character. Following the investigation of the murder it really eerie psyc... READ MORE
a brilliant short novel
I really enjoyed this short novel. The story evolves around the death of a female character. Following the investigation of the murder it really eerie psyc... READ MORE