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cherry_lake's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I liked this book so much, and when i went to look at reviews I was really surprised how mixed they were.
I usually write a little list of things I liked and disliked about a book, but tbh this one is too complicated to do that. I’ll just say, I think it was a bold piece of writing, I loved the tone and the nonlinear quality.
I loveeeed the MC’s obsession with his favorite childhood tv show, how media exists both in the psyche and in reality.
It’s not a light read, it’s also not a heavy one. It’s… just different. Someone else said it had a millennial whine and, as a millennial, I really enjoyed that aspect of it. Someone else said it would be good visual media and I really agree! It was cinematic and I often imagined it in anime form as I was listening to it.
Will read anything else Jinwoo Chong puts out.
I usually write a little list of things I liked and disliked about a book, but tbh this one is too complicated to do that. I’ll just say, I think it was a bold piece of writing, I loved the tone and the nonlinear quality.
I loveeeed the MC’s obsession with his favorite childhood tv show, how media exists both in the psyche and in reality.
It’s not a light read, it’s also not a heavy one. It’s… just different. Someone else said it had a millennial whine and, as a millennial, I really enjoyed that aspect of it. Someone else said it would be good visual media and I really agree! It was cinematic and I often imagined it in anime form as I was listening to it.
Will read anything else Jinwoo Chong puts out.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Vomit, and Death of parent