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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
I haven't read a good dystopia in a long time, this was a very welcome change from most of my reads in the last few years. If you like k-dramas, sci-fi, or otherwise dystopian stories, this is a great book to pick up.
Also, ignore my read dates: it's something you can finish in a few hours if you get uninterrupted time.
Also, ignore my read dates: it's something you can finish in a few hours if you get uninterrupted time.
adventurous
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
The pacing of the plot kept me HOOKED to the page. I couldn’t help but gobble up the book because I couldn’t wait to find out more details about Snowglobe and how the world ended up the way it did.
“Snowglobe” details Jeon Chobahm uncovering the truth about the glamorous world of Snowglobe. Snowglobe is the only temperate region left on Earth after climate change and the citizens of Snowglobe are actors whose lives are broadcasted as reality TV to the impoverished masses living outside the dome while they toil to provide their idols with electricity.
Snowglobe offers a critique on fame. Everyone’s life revolves around fame, media consumption and media production. The parasocial relationship the Open World citizens create with the Snowglobe actors is unhinged. Snowglobe actors are afforded no privacy (there’s a law codified that no part of an actor’s life can be withheld from the public). “Complete surrender of one’s privacy is the price they have agreed to pay for the warmth and comfort of Snowglobe”.
Hmm! That sounds a lot like the way people talk about celebrities! They’re public figures and they’re ridiculously wealthy, so they should completely surrender their privacy.
On the other hand, the people in the Open World and even actors with small roles in Snowglobe are treated as disposable goods by the rich. This book was bleak because no one in here is living a good life! Not the actors, not the directors, not even the Yibonns, the mysterious media group that controls Snowglobe!
Despite the heavy atmosphere and predictable but extremely fucked up twists, the book is lighter in tone than I expected. Chobham is rather optimistic, even in the toughest of times and I found myself rooting for her even when she was doing questionable things. Hyang, Somyung, and Shinae also bring some comic relief later in the book (One of Somyung’s quips made me a laugh out loud!)
Thank God the romance didn’t play a more important role. There was already enough happening and balancing a romance plot would’ve obstructed the rest of the story.
About 70% of the way through my attention began to wander. I felt like the book was building up to something more, something darker and more twisted, but it didn’t happen. I guess that was withheld for the second part in the duology?
The premise of the second book will determine if I’ll read it or not.
“Snowglobe” details Jeon Chobahm uncovering the truth about the glamorous world of Snowglobe. Snowglobe is the only temperate region left on Earth after climate change and the citizens of Snowglobe are actors whose lives are broadcasted as reality TV to the impoverished masses living outside the dome while they toil to provide their idols with electricity.
Snowglobe offers a critique on fame. Everyone’s life revolves around fame, media consumption and media production. The parasocial relationship the Open World citizens create with the Snowglobe actors is unhinged. Snowglobe actors are afforded no privacy (there’s a law codified that no part of an actor’s life can be withheld from the public). “Complete surrender of one’s privacy is the price they have agreed to pay for the warmth and comfort of Snowglobe”.
Hmm! That sounds a lot like the way people talk about celebrities! They’re public figures and they’re ridiculously wealthy, so they should completely surrender their privacy.
On the other hand, the people in the Open World and even actors with small roles in Snowglobe are treated as disposable goods by the rich. This book was bleak because no one in here is living a good life! Not the actors, not the directors, not even the Yibonns, the mysterious media group that controls Snowglobe!
Despite the heavy atmosphere and predictable but extremely fucked up twists, the book is lighter in tone than I expected. Chobham is rather optimistic, even in the toughest of times and I found myself rooting for her even when she was doing questionable things. Hyang, Somyung, and Shinae also bring some comic relief later in the book (One of Somyung’s quips made me a laugh out loud!)
Thank God the romance didn’t play a more important role. There was already enough happening and balancing a romance plot would’ve obstructed the rest of the story.
About 70% of the way through my attention began to wander. I felt like the book was building up to something more, something darker and more twisted, but it didn’t happen. I guess that was withheld for the second part in the duology?
The premise of the second book will determine if I’ll read it or not.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I like the concept of the dystopia a lot. I think it'd be interesting to pair this book with the recent Taylor Lorenz podcast ep about surveillance as entertainment. I do think the dystopia could have gone farther and said more about how entertainment normalizes surveillance so the government can more easily use it to control citizens. The reveal also seemed a bit convoluted.
I'm still looking forward to reading the next book, though! Overall, it was interesting and entertaining.
I'm still looking forward to reading the next book, though! Overall, it was interesting and entertaining.
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I found it a bit confusing. Not my fave. I still give it a 3, though. I don’t really recommend this book, I only read it because it was Korean.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
whoever put on the cover "hunger games meets squid game" needs to be fired because it shares No similarities to either property outside of being korean :|
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No