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The Call of the Friend
The Call of the Friend | Choi Jae-Hoon [translated by Janet Hong]
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Bookwomble
The Call of the Friend | Choi Jae-Hoon [translated by Janet Hong]
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Mehso-so

I read this a couple of days ago and had to let it rest a bit to re-read it and see if it struck me any differently.
I was not unpleasantly surprised upon opening it to find it is a manhwa rather than a text story, and there are some nice set-piece illustrations in it, particularly Choi's representation of the cult statue of Cthulhu. However, the story itself is almost opaque and I couldn't clearly understand what Choi is trying to suggest ⬇️

Bookwomble ... happened. Something bad, and apparently more horrific than the suicides mentioned, but I have no clue what that is. There was accordingly no tension, and the supposed reveal at the end has me 🤨🤔🤷‍♂️
So 3🐙 for some of the artwork, but a mildly disappointing offering in the series after the significantly more interesting first book (tagged).
(edited) 1mo
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