A review by foursythia
The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre by Cho Yeeun

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Jelly, hot sweaty summer on theme park? Sign me up! I've been waiting to get my hold on this copy, and it doesn't disappoint. While I don't think the story is anything special & out of ordinary, and the writing–typical to that of Korean literature–may falls flat, I find the directness in the writing helps me move & pace through the story quickly. The distantness keeps me engaged, ironically. I still would like to know some more about the ending, tbh. About who is this so called god and how does all these things possibly happen, some sort of explanation? But I made peace with that being left for us to wonder. This was an enjoyable reading experience.