Start off, amazing that this book was put together after a tragedy by the writers daughter. Although I guess this book was confusing in bits. I wanted to like characters more but every time it seemed like they would reveal themselves, they just pulled back.

i have chills.

“the fetishist” is an incredibly meaningful and somewhat violent exploration into the way white men fetishize and abuse asian women and their respective cultures. daniel cheats on his wife, claiming that all asian women look the same. when alma falls ill, japanese assassin kyoko decides to kidnap him and torture him to get alma’s revenge, as well as the revenge of all asian women who are victims of fetishization.

poignant, bloodcurdling, and introspective, this is a novel i would recommend to anyone and everyone. it is clear that min has written from a place of pain and turned it into a gorgeous work of fiction.

to find out that this novel is being published posthumously was absolutely heart wrenching. what an amazing woman with so much talent! sending all my love to her family as they heal. i would read anything katherine min has to offer.

thank you so much to netgalley and the publisher for an arc in exchange for an honest review!