Ratings19
Average rating3.8
Longlisted for the 2022 International Booker Prize.
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I tried to like it and I wanted to like it since I heard so many good reviews on it but unfortunately it just wasn't for me. I love the first section of the book where Young explores his friendship with Jaehee and the troubles she has been through after that I lost interest but pushed myself to reach the half way mark and made my decision not to finish.
22/02/23
Above is a review of my first attempt reading the book and two days ago I decided to give the book another try. My opinion has done a 180 and as I went on I fell in love with the book, I just wish Jaehee was in parts 2-4 a lot more.
Young is totally fictional, but he feels so real it's almost like a little miracle.
I loved everything about this book, from the introduction to his zany, rebellious friend Jae-Hee, to the heartbreaking process of holding oneself together after having lost a first love, and again after forcing oneself to letting go of loving Gyu-Ho.
Just wasn't really for me. Didn't really find it interesting and wasn't at all invested in the story.