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A review by allyareads
A Magical Girl Retires by Park Seolyeon
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Think of Sailor Moon with depression, mounting credit card debt, anxiety over global warming, capitalism and the realities of being a woman in Korea that reads like a manhwa but also in a way a cautionary tale.
The more time that goes by after finishing this I’m more AND less confused.
While it was funny, short and sweet I was left with a considerable amount of questions and hankering for more. Reading the translator's note at the end helped sort some of my feelings (not much).
The classic conundrum of keeping a novella short, cursory, and fun or fill it out and explore the deeper content and risk losing its whimsy and jollification? Hmmmmm.
I might be overthinking it.
Regardless I love a book that can be fanciful while also being grounded in hard truths. I had a good time and my only real gripe is it could have been three million percent gayer (please). I’m excited to see what Park Seolyeon does next.
Thank you HarperCollins for the readers' copy.
The more time that goes by after finishing this I’m more AND less confused.
While it was funny, short and sweet I was left with a considerable amount of questions and hankering for more. Reading the translator's note at the end helped sort some of my feelings (not much).
The classic conundrum of keeping a novella short, cursory, and fun or fill it out and explore the deeper content and risk losing its whimsy and jollification? Hmmmmm.
I might be overthinking it.
Regardless I love a book that can be fanciful while also being grounded in hard truths. I had a good time and my only real gripe is it could have been three million percent gayer (please). I’m excited to see what Park Seolyeon does next.
Thank you HarperCollins for the readers' copy.