Reviews - The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre

232 reviews for:

The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre

Cho Yeeun, 조예은

3.62 AVERAGE

digidemii's review against another edition

2.0

2.5⭐️

gxtjl's review against another edition

3.5

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

henryoz's review against another edition

3.25

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

thewarmteapot's review against another edition

2.5

challenging medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

schloee's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

magnoliophyta's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

Wtf did I just read, I could never look at jellies the same way before I read this book.

Also, a gentle reminder, PEOPLE YOU NEED TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR PETS once you’ve decided to adopt them 😒

wasabiapple's review against another edition

3.5

dark funny mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

It's a shame that this book was not placed in the hands of a translator with more finesse. Yewon Jung seems to really heavily on a dictionary to translate this nicely verbatim. Outside of the delivery, the plot is fun, entertaining. I would LOVE to see this adapted into a manga or anime. Cho Ye-eun creates havoc in what seems to be an Everland inspired theme park when a mysterious figure pushes jelly candies on unsuspecting park guests. The day is told from the perspectives of 6 different characters (including a stray tuxedo cat ❤️), all of whom make brief appearance in each other's stories. The character lives share a common theme of loneliness, desire, and ultimately, the desperation obtain control of their lives. Thankfully, Cho Ye-eun's story manages to overcome the clunky and often awkward translation ("She had a dream a couple of nights ago about sitting on a bench like this, waiting and waiting for someone. Her buttocks had been warm at the time because it was midday, but now it was the opposite." Buttocks?? Really?? The word "buttocks" makes an appearance 3 awkward times in this book) enough that I weighted my review in the book's favor. A deft translator would have granted this an easy 4 fun stars from me otherwise.