最初の1冊は無料。今すぐ聴こう。
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The Best Girls
- Disorder collection, Book 1
- ナレーター： Greta Jung
- シリーズ： Disorder collection
- 再生時間： 37 分
- カテゴリー： ミステリー・スリラー・サスペンス, スリラー・サスペンス
批評家のレビュー
“Listeners will be shattered by this short gut punch of an audiobook, narrated with tender precision by Greta Jung.... Jung’s deliberate tone, warming as the girl’s personality unfolds, perfectly matches Lee’s spare prose and heightens the sense of isolate that sets the girl apart.” --AudioFile
あらすじ・解説
Inspired by a true event, this powerful short story from the author of National Book Award finalist Pachinko explores the meaning of patriarchy and the cost of female silence through the eyes of a dutiful young girl.
An excellent student from a poor, traditional family in Seoul, the narrator has absorbed the same message her whole life: Only a boy can provide the family with dignity and wealth. Not her. Not her three sisters. Receiving approval only for uncomplaining sacrifice, she has resolved to take on her family’s troubles. She is a good girl. And she knows what good girls must do.
The Best Girls is part of Disorder, a collection of six short stories of living nightmares, chilling visions, and uncanny imagination that explore a world losing its balance in terrifying ways. Each piece can be read or listened to in a single disorienting sitting.
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総合評価5 out of 5 stars
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ナレーション5 out of 5 stars
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ストーリー5 out of 5 stars
- Qats kindle
- 2019/08/23
Brings back sadness and hurt
Tight construction. Lean prose. Well written. I can feel the hopelessness of poverty and of being a throw away girl. We learn we are different when we see how other parents praise and take joy in their child’s success. Then we know what it means to be “less than”.
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総合評価5 out of 5 stars
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ナレーション5 out of 5 stars
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ストーリー5 out of 5 stars
- Nancy
- 2020/11/24
Never expected
This was amazing, I was lost in the details and never saw it coming. Its amazing well written and read even better. I saw what the author was showing and felt what the narrative was trying to convey. Wow! Thank you.
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総合評価5 out of 5 stars
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ナレーション4 out of 5 stars
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ストーリー5 out of 5 stars
- Lucas Hicks
- 2020/04/15
Nostalgic
The many references to Korean culture makes me very nostalgic about my second home. There is a reference to peppers over the door when a boy is born. (Pepper for..pepper)
This story however, paints a desperate image of one of the darker parts of K Culture. The choice of males over females.
The boys protect and honor the family. Saves the parents from dying lonely in the mountains.
The best girls never complain.
This isnt universal however, as some girls now get treated with traditional birthdays and the society is evening out.
I love it greatly. As a very short piece, it summarizes Korea well.
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総合評価5 out of 5 stars
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ナレーション5 out of 5 stars
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ストーリー5 out of 5 stars
- T. Robbins
- 2020/03/20
A sad look at reality
That was a quick, but sad read. It’s sad that some societies place so little value on the lives of girls and women that they (the girls and women) think to kill themselves as a means to help out their family.
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総合評価2 out of 5 stars
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ナレーション1 out of 5 stars
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ストーリー3 out of 5 stars
- zunsuke
- 2020/02/27
what the hell did I just listen to?
awful story, wooden performance. 0/10.
I hope this was a freebie--i can't remember how it joined my library...
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総合評価5 out of 5 stars
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ナレーション5 out of 5 stars
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- Sandra Adams
- 2019/09/11
Good Story,
But so sad. Hard to believe what a young girl is willing to do for her family.
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総合評価5 out of 5 stars
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ナレーション5 out of 5 stars
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ストーリー5 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Customer
- 2019/08/29
Sad...so very sad
Although the story is sad, it is a good short story. I'd recommend it for a quick listen.
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総合評価4 out of 5 stars
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ナレーション3 out of 5 stars
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ストーリー4 out of 5 stars
- Mark
- 2019/08/19
Sad, Relatable Story Ending with a Gut Punch
For most of this brief story, the narration lulled along, reminding me a bit of "A Thousand Pieces of Gold", telling the all-too-common story of a bright girl growing up in a culture which does not value girls. Her achievements were seen as blocking some boys' chances, rather than anything to be celebrated.
Then the ending hit. And hit hard.
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総合評価4 out of 5 stars
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ナレーション5 out of 5 stars
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ストーリー4 out of 5 stars
- Muggle Mom
- 2019/08/05
Vivid imagery
Ms. Lee is always a gold mine when she writes. Her stories bring forth vivid images. Recommend!
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総合評価5 out of 5 stars
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- Senora Maven
- 2019/07/28
Too Depressingly Real
As a Latina I all too familiar with Patriarchy. Luckily I experienced it at the end of it's reign. Still I was expected to marry, have children and possibly have a nice job and that's all. It is difficult to move on beyond this without emotional support. The story made me cry. Be prepared.
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総合評価4 out of 5 stars
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ナレーション4 out of 5 stars
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ストーリー4 out of 5 stars
- Julie
- 2020/05/23
A sad, little story
The only way this poor family in Seoul can gain any sort of dignity, is through a son. And what do they get? One, two, three daughters. What a curse. Fortunately, their fourth child is a boy, and it becomes painfully clear to the girls how they will never be as valued as their brother. What a sad, little story this was.
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総合評価3 out of 5 stars
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ナレーション4 out of 5 stars
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ストーリー2 out of 5 stars
- Gabz
- 2020/01/30
Not sure how I felt about this one
It wasn't a bad story per se, but there wasn't any real appeal aside from the brevity of it. I couldn't see the end coming, but the whole story left a bitter taste anyway with the way it captured a tradition that favours boys.
Sometimes you tell yourself that you know these things as abstract concepts, but then you read something like this and remember that it's still a thing and a lot of people think it's right, too.