Rachel reviewed Whale by Cheon Myeong-gwan
Review of 'Whale' on 'Goodreads'
1 star
I liked the idea of story and some of the specific parts but I feel like most of the writing is very much of its time, especially in its physical descriptions and motivations of women.
Disappointed from the description and some of the other reviews.
Also as a warning this book is filled with almost constant sexual assault and rape which mostly is treated with indifference, and in some cases titillation. Almost all of it is irrelevant to the story, and where it's not it's used as a lazy device to move the plot on. Also some weird pointed comments about lesbians that were clearly from the author, not the characters.