Reviews

Love in the Big City: Roman by Sang Young Park

sweiswei13's review against another edition

funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

chill_8's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

i felt the ending was way too abrupt, like i has missed something, a part of this thing, but either way it was an enjoyable experience. it's fun, and it resonated with me accurately in lots of ways, especially the depiction of loneliness, and how it doesn't go away regardless of the company you seek and have. 

i think it's pretty good, and i'd recommend it. the vibes are also pretty great

elstrays's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

caitlinhume's review against another edition

4.0

3.5 rounded up to 4.

harpyd's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.25

A very fun and beautiful read. So much contained in so few pages, but written so incredibly well. So many passages made me chuckle, others made me mad, and others stopped me in my tracks with their subtle beauty.

luhos's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

i absolutely loved this

emilynm's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

tsumugiaoba's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

lovetoread818's review against another edition

4.75

babes i’m - gimme a few days to process this but these are my initial thoughts: 

the ending? the prose? the descriptions of friendship of love of loneliness of being in a big city and feeling alone but finding someone that feels like home 

this is captivating and enthralling, and i wish i know korean so i can read the original version, but ig my k-knowledge is sufficient enough that i understand lots of korean quips left in the translation 

man the ending though, i want to sob 

definitely wanna re-read this, you know what im gonna reread the ending now

struggling between 4.75-5, i think the ending really bumped it up to 5 stars for me, but we’ll give it a few days

csweezey's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0