Yet I hardly noticed a narrator switch except for the fact that I was following another character. The story is told well, the writing style is okay but not extraordinary. I didn’t realize it until the end of the book but that was what was bothering me while reading.
It could be because of the many narrators: all voices sound the same, even though their thoughts are different. While I really liked the ‘now’ part of the story, I found the past less interesting. This is where the action was and where I could really feel the way Sowon must have felt while growing up and experiencing the aftermath of the things that happened before his seven years of darkness. Part of the story takes place in the present: I longed for these parts. The power of this book is in the family dimensions: what you would do for those you care about and what you would accept from your family members because they fit your idea of a perfect family. The relationships between the characters are presented to us beautifully. Seryong Lake itself is a fictional place. If you’ve traveled around the country then you know where Sowon and Mr. What makes this book interesting from a travel aspect is that it takes place all over South Korea as the main characters mention events happening in many different places. I am hopeful that we can say yes to life in spite of it all.” It’s about the darkness within people, and the lightness made possible by sacrificing oneself for someone else. To start with the author’s own words: “This novel is about that gray area, about a man who made a single mistake that ruined his life. When he receives a package that promises to reveal at last what really happened at Seryong Lake, Sowon must confront a present danger he never knew existed. For seven years, his son, Sowon, lives in the shadow of his father’s shocking and inexplicable crime everywhere he goes, a seemingly concerted effort to reveal his identity as the reviled mass murderer’s son follows him.
At the same time, three men–Yongje, the girl’s father, and two security guards at the nearby dam, each of whom has something to hide about the night of her death–find themselves in an elaborate game of cat and mouse as they race to uncover what happened to her, without revealing their own closely guarded secrets.Īfter a final showdown at the dam results in a mass tragedy, one of the guards is convicted of murder and sent to prison. When a young girl is found dead in Seryong Lake, a reservoir in a remote South Korean village, the police immediately begin their investigation. A chilling psychological thriller about how far some will go to maintain control–and exact revenge
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