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SUMMARY:Repulsive Reads @North
LOCATION:North Branch\nNorth Branch
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DESCRIPTION:A book club celebrating all things grim\, grotesque\, unsettli
 ng\, macabre and weird in fiction. Last Thursday of every month. \n.\nhttp
 s://berkeleypubliclibrary.libnet.info/event/13120222
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>**March Time Change: This meeting 
 of Repulsive Reads will be held from 6 pm - 7 pm</strong>&nbsp\;(rather th
 an the usual 5 pm- 6 pm meeting).</p>\n<p>This month&rsquo\;s book is&nbsp
 \;<em>The Eyes Are the Best Part</em> by Monika Kim. &nbsp\;Limited free c
 opies available for pickup at North Branch desk starting 3/3/25. Copies al
 so available to borrow through Berkeley Public Library and Link+. eBook av
 ailable through Libby and Hoopla. eAudiobook available through Libby.&nbsp
 \;</p>\n<p>About <em>The Eyes Are the Best Part</em>:</p>\n<p>"Ji-won's li
 fe tumbles into disarray in the wake of her Appa's extramarital affair and
  subsequent departure. Her mother\, distraught. Her younger sister\, hurt 
 and confused. Her college freshman grades\, failing. Her dreams\, horrifyi
 ng . . . yet enticing. In them\, Ji-won walks through bloody rooms full of
  eyes. Succulent blue eyes. Salivatingly blue eyes. Eyes the same shape an
 d shade as George's\, who is Umma's obnoxious new boyfriend. George has al
 ready overstayed his welcome in her family's claustrophobic apartment. He 
 brags about his puffed-up consulting job\, ogles Asian waitresses while di
 ning out\, and acts condescending toward Ji-won and her sister as if he de
 serves all of Umma's fawning adoration. No\, George doesn't deserve anythi
 ng from her family. Ji-won will make sure of that.<br />For no matter how 
 many victims accumulate around her campus or how many people she must dece
 ive and manipulate\, Ji-won's hunger and her rage deserve to be sated.<br 
 />A brilliantly inventive\, subversive novel about a young woman unravelin
 g\, Monika Kim's The Eyes Are the Best Part is a story of a family falling
  apart and trying to find their way back to each other\, marking a bold ne
 w voice in horror that will leave readers mesmerized and craving more."</p
 >\n<p>This event is made possible by a generous gift from the Pace Trust i
 n support of the Berkeley Public Library North Branch.</p>\n<p>Wheelchair 
 accessible. Request sign language interpreter\, real-time captioning\, mat
 erials in large print\, braille\, or other accommodations by calling 510-9
 81-6195 (Library) or the 510-981-6347 (City of Berkeley TDD line). Please 
 refrain from scented products during public programs.</p>\nhttps://berkele
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