#the silence of bones

[sagewraith]

Home, that place your soul longs for with an exhausting intensity, just as a bird might hurt for the sky, or as a flower might pine for the sun.

The Silence of Bones, June Hur

#june hur #the silence of bones #home #quotes #books #excerpt #fragments

[nerdishfeels]

Best Reads of 2022! 📚

Hey guys! These are the best books I read this year. I have to say, having looked at my old posts, it was really nice to see that I read a lot more and met my reading goal of 20 books! A lot went on this year but I’m proud that I was still able to do what I love.

I read some wonderful books from new authors (like Olivia Atwater) as well as favourite authors such as Alix E. Harrow. I also read some lovely manga too and discovered Spy X Family (which is so wholesome and I need more!).

I’m glad that I read a lot of great Asian fiction too. I think it’s become a favourite genre of mine, reading different stories inspired by Asia history or fairytales.

I can’t wait to see what my reading looks like in 2023!

#best reads #best reads of 2022 #2022 wrap up #half a soul #spy x family #the silence of bones #the once and future witches #almond #a spindle splintered #ten thousand stitches #the bone spindle #shaman king #fairy tail #the way of the house husband #six crimson cranes #booklr #books #bookworm

[jessicas-southkoreanlitblog]

“Once, my words would have fallen upon deaf ears. But at this moment, perhaps only ever this moment, my voice was like a torchlight raised against the darkness of the night. There were no eyebrows raised, no rebukes flying my way for speaking out of turn. There were only men watching and listening”

—June Hur “The Silence of Bones” (283)

#june hur #the silence of bones #fiction #south korea

[sambaldyke]

so idk a lot about korean history

why was 1800's korea beefing w catholicism

#i have beef w catholicism too but i'm not executing ppl damn #sriracha reads #the silence of bones

[caramellon]

Evil comes from the unfulfilled need for significance.

The Silence of Bones by June Hur

#The Silence of Bones #June Hur

[addictedtotoomanythings]

If you haven‘t read „The Red Palace“ by June Hur yet … do it! It‘s so good.

#the red palace #june hur #literature #bookaddict #books and reading #books #joseon #south korea #kdrama #the forest of stolen girls #the silence of bones

[books-to-add-to-your-tbr]

Title: The Silence of Bones

Author: June Hur

Series or standalone: standalone

Publication year: 2020

Genres: fiction, historical fiction, mystery, thriller

Blurb: Homesick and orphaned 16-year-old Seol is living out the ancient curse: "May you live in interesting times." Indentured to the police bureau of 1800s Joseon, Korea, she's been tasked with assisting a well-respected young inspector with the investigation into the politically-charged murder of a noblewoman. As they delve deeper into the dead woman's secrets, Seol forms an unlikely bond of friendship with the inspector...but her loyalty is tested when he becomes the prime suspect, and Seol may be the only one capable of discovering what truly happened on the night of the murder. In a land where silence and obedience are valued above all else, curiosity can be deadly.

#the silence of bones #june hur #standalone #2020 #fiction #historical fiction #mystery #thriller

[ahb-writes]

Book Review: ‘The Silence of Bones’

The Silence of Bones by June Hur My rating: 4 of 5 stars Out of exile, from the island of black mountains, and into the humid rainy season of Hanyang, the capital, an indentured servant gulps down one last, shallow breath and turns over the disheveled, muddy corpse of a noblewoman. Seol is capable and curious, fair markers of intelligence and duty. Seol is also female and a slave, more conspicuous (egregious) signs that her chosen profession, in policing, will be wrought with difficulty. In the wake of a high-profile murder, THE SILENCE OF BONES embraces the chaos of unknowing. The novel takes gleeful turns at being delicately entertaining and dizzyingly confusing. It's one part whodunit, one part historical fiction, one part quest for justice, and one part quest for peace; the book is an asymmetrical intaglio of one young woman's coming of age in an era known to refute, punish, or demean young women who are, in Seol's own words, "Overly curious. Cunning. Disobedient." Seol hunts for the grave of her elder brother. She also thirsts for knowledge, hungers for meaning, and lunges for purpose whenever she perceives it to be within her grasp. But it's hard. Life is hard. She works as a female assistant police officer of sorts, a damo, and the territorial demands of the revered Inspector Han Dohyun and his peers will run her ragged. But that noblewoman. Her death. Something's not quite right about how she died. Where she died. The web of half-truths surrounding her associates. The death of Lady O turns Hanyang upside-down. Seol wishes to be a useful, effective police officer. Now's her chance. THE SILENCE OF BONES is a dense, tactically written suspense novel. Readers cling to Seol in her effort to appear smart (but not too smart), reliable (but not too earnest), and ready for action (but not too willing to die for her loyalty). She's a great protagonist whose waxing and waning determination propels the novel forward. The murder of Catholic acolytes is problematic, but not beyond the control of the police. Is it an omen of things to come? Some officers are suspicious of Inspector Han and his oft-whispered past. Are these accusations worth pursuing or are they merely a red herring for an exhausted and stressed young woman? Seol can't tolerate unanswerable questions. She helps the official investigation, and she investigates for herself, the death of Lady O and the unraveling ramifications of a woman of political status getting slashed across the throat. But as often happens in stories like this, those who are overly curious, cunning, and disobedient, will find themselves tangled in the web the moment they spy its many, winding lattices. A healthy part of the joy of encountering a character like Seol rests in her circumnavigating an array of known weaknesses to arrive at the truth, no matter the danger. Relative to her colleagues, the young woman doesn't have the requisite martial strength (she's sixteen years old), institutional knowledge (only a few months on the job), education (she's illiterate), or discipline (notably, she was publicly punished for abandoning her post). To the other characters, Seol is a scrappy, annoying girl. But she's got heart. And tons of loyalty. And the author has penned a story in which a character whose heart and loyalty often outweigh the designs of greedy politicians, selfish fellow officers, and egotistical young noblemen. THE SILENCE OF BONES queries what happens when Seol's loyalty is twisted sideways by those she trusts. Inspector Han's broad shoulders tend to give way to a cold, icy glare. His obsessions will bleed dry anyone who dares align themselves with his growing mania. What happens when the Catholics, under threat of arrest, favor a dissolution of the caste system? The mysterious Lady Kang is a heretic, but she's also the kindest and most sincere heretic Seol has ever met. The tight, shivering backdrop of 1800s Korea, whose disquieting uncertainty of an impending transfer of power and humbling recollection of the Catholic purges narrow the narrative such that THE SILENCE OF BONES becomes a dynamic, energizing, yet self-contained story whose raucous twists and turns only make it more enjoyable. Solving the murder of a noblewoman? Proving the innocence of a fellow officer? Unraveling the ambitions of an influential politician? (Or those of his obnoxious, adopted son?) Discovering the fate of a long-lost elder brother? Shooting a white tiger and then running for one's life? Seol has her work cut out for her.

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[goomdropsandroses]

June Hur // The Silence of Bones

My first piece combining my love of lettering with my love for reading. Absolutely love how foreboding this quote is; all of June Hur's books hit for me tbh. YA Korean Sageuk Murder Mystery is a niche that I needed to see on shelves. 👏🏼

#june hur #the silence of bones #bookblr #my art #handlettering #booklr #ya books #young adult books #book art #book fanart

[dirafames]

#lana del rey #sylvia plath #the silence of the lambs #female hysteria #hannibal #ethel cain #ultraviolence #kafkaesque #red academia #lobotomy chic #love as consumption #cannibalism as a metaphor for love #quotes #raw #female rage #bones and all #clannibal #hannigram #the sacred feminine #me and the devil #twin peaks #the secret history #david lynch #dark red #delusional #fleabag #divine female #femme fatale #hannibal lecter #female manipulator

[goryhorroor]

horror sub-genres: cannibal

#saying this before anyone says something #jennifer in jennifer's body only starts eating humans when she becomes a succubus so that doesn't count anymore cause its not human eating #-human its a demon eating a human #horror #horror movies #horroredit #cannibal horror #tw: blood #moviesedit #filmedit #cinema #horror cinema #horror aesthetic #*mine* #we are what we are #parents #ravenous #raw #bone tomahawk #fresh #bones and all #wrong turn #cannibal ferox #the texas chainsaw massacre #the people under the stairs #motel hell #broil #the hills have eyes #cannibal the musical #the silence of the lambs

[devilsskettle]

Director Luca Guadagnino stated in a video for Vanity Fair that the fringe in Maren's hairstyle came directly from the haircut of a character from Jonathan Demme's The Silence of the Lambs (1991). The character in question is Stacy Hubka (played by Lauren Roselli).

#the silence of the lambs #bones and all #horror #comparison

[janitorjuliann]

what do we as a society have to do to ensure that exu: calamity gets made into a film so we can all experience that glorious cinematic never-ending One Second on the big screen

#watching ep4 again. as i do more often than i would like to say. #and i know all fans have their vision of what the iconic scenes would look like #but damn i just would KILL for the soundscape of this single second #like... SHARP silence. ringing glass. the unsettlingly slow crunch of bone. and underneath it all a NEARLY imperceptable constant boom #critical role

[jessicas-southkoreanlitblog]

“That I knew too well. I have a mouth, but I mustn’t speak; ears, but I mustn’t hear; eyes, but I mustn’t see.”

— June Hur “The Silence of Bones” (11)

#june hur #the silence of bones #fiction #south korea

[sambaldyke]

"Sometimes betrayal is the deepest expression of love."

- The Silence of Bones by June Hur

#sriracha reads #the silence of bones #june hur

[dumbassdumas]

Vaguely autistic detectives, my beloved

#bones #criminal minds #true detective #psych #Hannibal #twin peaks #silence of the lambs #spencer reid #rust cohle #carlton lassiter #will graham #agent Cooper #dale cooper #clarice starling