Sang Young Park
Author of Love in the Big City
Works by Sang Young Park
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Dit boek heb ik niet uitgelezen. Het begon best intrigerend en het boeide ook wel een tijd, maar toen bleef het lange tijd meer van hetzelfde. Ik ben iets over de helft gestopt met lezen.
If you read this book not knowing the locations of Seoul or how the younger generations feel in Korea, you might have difficulty connecting with the characters. Having first visited ten years ago and lived there permanently for nearly five years, I enjoyed reading about the world I know and learning new things about it.
I absolutely inhaled this in less than a day. The narrator, Young, navigates life as a gay man in Seoul, with what he repeatedly describes as "objective self-judgement." Sometimes the writing seems simple and a little repetitive, but I was absorbed just the same, and over time saw the way various scenes overlaid each other in a way that really developed a weight that snuck up on you. I really loved this.
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A bitingly honest, sharp, and messily funny novel about relationships, family, and queer love in modern Seoul, seen through the eyes of the cynical yet lovable narrator, Young. "Love in the Big City" doesn't shy away from looking at the ugly, awkward parts of life, giving these things just as much attention as the beautiful, tender moments; it really does such a stunning job of showcasing how these things all exist in tandem with one another and how we're all just doing our best in these various situations thrown at us. There's heartbreak, there's humor, there's HIV- sometimes all at once. This is a standout in modern queer lit and I'm excited to see what Sang Young Park writes next!… (more)