Midnight Timetable: A Novel in Ghost Stories
Harrowing ... The Midnight Timetable lacks the verve and sophistication of her earlier work, and a few nuances are lost in English ... Still, several stories have a satisfying feminist edge, and Hur’s translation captures their eerie tone and quietly unsettling atmosphere.
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Diffuses and dissipates its energy. There are as many tangents here as there are objects ... This book feels haunted by residual furies ... The Institute feels like a convenient container. It never fully holds Chung’s attention; her collection is most alive when it strays furthest in tone, time and geography (the folkloric Blue Bird is a standout; so is a tale about a bodysnatching sheep that can predict the lottery) ... The Institute [is] reduced to a vague and sinister backdrop, overseen by equally vague and sinister dude.
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Thrillingly creepy ... Chung knows how to entertain and unnerve simultaneously, while tucking in commentary on the modern world ... A must-have socially aware horror novel.
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