A review by ida03a
Love in the Big City by Sang Young Park

5.0

I enjoyed this book very much. I was a little unsure about it when I picked it up because I had heard several people recommend it, but also felt that the blurb was very vague. I turned out to be pleasantly surprised and read the book in four days. The writing was very simple and straight forward, but I really liked that as it almost felt like reading a personal diary. Learning more about the queer community in Soul with a gay main character was very interesting. I also liked seeing the protagonists different relationship throughout his adolecense, everything from his friendships, his relationship with his mother, his lovers and the relationships that broke him. It all felt very real, and i suspect the author has drawn a lot from his own life, which I admire.