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If I Had Your Face
- Narrated by: Frances Cha, Sue Jean Kim, Ruthie Ann Miles, Jeena Yi
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
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If I Had Your Face plunges us into the mesmerising world of contemporary Seoul - a place where extreme plastic surgery is as routine as getting a haircut, where women compete for spots in secret 'room salons' to entertain wealthy businessmen after hours, where K-Pop stars are the object of all-consuming obsession and ruthless social hierarchies dictate your every move.
Navigating this cutthroat city are four young women balancing on the razor edge of survival: Kyuri, an exquisitely beautiful woman whose hard-won status at an exclusive 'room salon' is threatened by an impulsive mistake with a client; her flatmate, Miho, an orphan who wins a scholarship to a prestigious art school in New York, where her life becomes tragically enmeshed with the super-wealthy offspring of the Korean elite; Wonna, their neighbour, pregnant with a child that she and her husband have no idea how they will afford to raise in a fiercely competitive economy; and Ara, a hair stylist living down the hall, whose infatuation with a fresh-faced K-Pop star drives her to violent extremes.
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- ar
- 03-06-21
good read 4.5 stars
I absolutely enjoyed this book! It has an easy narrative, interesting characters and very realistic portrayal of the life of four women from Seoul. If you are looking for a happy ending or something lighthearted, this is not the book for you. That said, this book touches upon some very important aspects of life as a woman, living in a misogynistic, patriarchal society. Ultimately the four women, come together to find happiness and each other in this unsual friendship.
Kyuri is a beautiful woman with a job at a room salon, where she entertains businessmen while they drink. She has a very realistic yet witty sarcastic approach to life which may seem cold-hearted at times.
Her roomate, Miho, is a talented artist who grew up in an orphanage but won a scholarship to study art in New York. Returning to Korea after college, she finds herself in a precarious relationship with the super-wealthy heir to one of Korea's biggest companies. She is the idealist and releases her pent-up emotions through her art.
Also in their apartment building lives Ara, a hair stylist for whom two preoccupations sustain her: obsession with a boy-band pop star, and a best friend who is saving up for the extreme plastic surgery that is commonplace. She is disabled, but that doesn't let it affect her positive take on life.
And Wonna, one floor below, is a newlywed trying to get pregnant with a child that she and her husband have no idea how they can afford to raise and educate in the cutthroat economy.
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- shristiagarwal
- 12-02-21
The best book I’ve read on Audible
The performances, storyline and writing are ON POINT. You will not be able to stop listening to this one.
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