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The Disaster Tourist

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The Disaster Tourist

Written by: Yun Ko-eun
Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
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An eco-thriller with a fierce feminist sensibility, The Disaster Tourist engages with the global dialog around climate activism, dark tourism, and the #MeToo movement.

For 10 years, Yona has been stuck behind a desk as a coordinator for Jungle, a travel company specializing in vacation packages to destinations devastated by disaster and climate change. Her work life is uneventful until trouble arises in the form of a predatory colleague.

To forestall any disruption of business as usual, Jungle makes Yona a proposition: a paid “vacation” to the desert island of Mui. But Yona must pose as a tourist and assess whether Jungle should continue their partnership with the unprofitable destination.

Yona travels to the remote island, whose major attraction is an underwhelming sinkhole, a huge disappointment to the customers who’ve paid a premium. Soon Yona discovers the resort’s plan to fabricate a catastrophe in the interest of regaining their good standing with Jungle - and the manager enlists Yona’s help. Yona must choose between the callous company to whom she’s dedicated her life or the possibility of a fresh start in a powerful new position. As she begins to understand the cost of the manufactured disaster, Yona realizes that the lives of Mui’s citizens are in danger - and so is she.

©2020 by Yun Ko-eun. English translation © 2020 by Lizzie Buehler (P)2020 by Blackstone Publishing
International Mystery & Crime Literary Fiction Suspense

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Wonderfully written disaster

As they say it third wave capitalism is just about making profit out of anything and disaster tourism is one such weird phenomenon that arose.

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They needed to make it sharper

I found the plot very intersting, but story could have been better. There were so many vague things brought in and out, which made me wonder what was the author trying to do with them - like the cancellation request, the conflict with the boss, the paid trip ( no these are not spoilers). the story could have gone straight and made into a much more entertaining read, but it was too serpentine. Maybe in the Korean language it all made sense, but those who adopted it in English could have don't better.

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