Take a photo of a barcode or cover
A review by sisa_moyo
Love in the Big City by Sang Young Park
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
5.0
Absolutely enjoyed this book. A raw, emotional, nuanced portrayal of a young queer man in conservative South Korea navigating love in a big city like Seoul.
It loved how the narrator, while taking us through his search for live in Seoul, tackles so many other issues and themes from abortion, being HIV +, to friendships and growing older, chronic illness.
Even though I read this a few days after having watch the show, I found that I was never bored, Park’s writing is so captivating that even the unnamed characters come to life and jump off the page along with our main characters. Anton Hur’s translation also brought the story to life for me and his and Park’s writing in symphony ushered me seamlessly into Young’s big city, into his thoughts.
This is a great book for people who love introspective, self-searching writing following a flawed yet hopeful queer narrator.
It loved how the narrator, while taking us through his search for live in Seoul, tackles so many other issues and themes from abortion, being HIV +, to friendships and growing older, chronic illness.
Even though I read this a few days after having watch the show, I found that I was never bored, Park’s writing is so captivating that even the unnamed characters come to life and jump off the page along with our main characters. Anton Hur’s translation also brought the story to life for me and his and Park’s writing in symphony ushered me seamlessly into Young’s big city, into his thoughts.
This is a great book for people who love introspective, self-searching writing following a flawed yet hopeful queer narrator.