PositiveThe New York Times Book Review... a brisk narrative that offers a thoughtful reflection on societal attitudes on the aging process in Korea and elsewhere. In Kim’s fluid translation, the novel resembles recent South Korean narratives that became popular in the United States, like Bong Joon Ho’s 2019 film Parasite and Hwang Dong-hyuk’s 2021 television series Squid Game; like these works, The Old Woman With the Knife uses occasionally cartoonish action and horror sequences to offer a broader social commentary.
