A review by rigbees
Love in the Big City by Sang Young Park

hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

This is a wistful novel the looks at the 20s of a gay man living in Seoul. Given other reviews I've read of this book and discussions from the author, it sounds like this book is read both universally from people who don't live in Korea, and with utter specificity for people who have lived the life of the narrator. I believe that this speaks to the strength of the work in depicting that post-graduation, figuring-out-relationships murkiness of queer life.