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A review by obscurepages
Y/N by Esther Yi
Did not finish book. Stopped at 49%.
DNF @ 49%
It's 2024 so I'm officially dropping this ðŸ˜
Listen while this really intrigued me (especially as someone who's familiar with different kinds of fandoms and is also a kpop fan) I was just not feeling it 🥲 The unreliable MC in the real world would be branded as a "sasaeng" in kpop fandom spaces—someone who is obsessive and stalkerish, takes things too far, has no respect for the idol they claim to love, and has deeply serious issues.
I get that this book is trying to show the ugly sides of kpop fandoms and unhealthy parasocial relationships between fan and artist, and I appreciate that. And I would have loved reading something like that. But with this book's writing style/storytelling, I feel like I personally do not want to read this kind of perspective. I mean, I can barely handle interacting with this kind of fan in actual fandom spaces. I avoid them at all cost to be honest ðŸ˜ðŸ˜‚
Anyway, I tried hard to get back to this in 2023, but I don't think I can see myself finishing this.
I truly appreciate Astra House for sending over an ARC my way.
It's 2024 so I'm officially dropping this ðŸ˜
Listen while this really intrigued me (especially as someone who's familiar with different kinds of fandoms and is also a kpop fan) I was just not feeling it 🥲 The unreliable MC in the real world would be branded as a "sasaeng" in kpop fandom spaces—someone who is obsessive and stalkerish, takes things too far, has no respect for the idol they claim to love, and has deeply serious issues.
I get that this book is trying to show the ugly sides of kpop fandoms and unhealthy parasocial relationships between fan and artist, and I appreciate that. And I would have loved reading something like that. But with this book's writing style/storytelling, I feel like I personally do not want to read this kind of perspective. I mean, I can barely handle interacting with this kind of fan in actual fandom spaces. I avoid them at all cost to be honest ðŸ˜ðŸ˜‚
Anyway, I tried hard to get back to this in 2023, but I don't think I can see myself finishing this.
I truly appreciate Astra House for sending over an ARC my way.