Tower

I think I may be missing a lot of the social and political commentary going on in these stories, not being very familiar with South Korea's culture and political landscape, but I still think The Tower was a really interesting read. While not overtly science fiction like Star Trek or Star Wars, The Tower builds this fictional country which exists solely within a massive tower and through a series of interconnected short stories creates a world I found myself becoming more and more fascinated with the more stories I read into it. I give credit to Myung-Hoon Bae for being able to spin all these very different stories into something that encompasses a whole world. I felt myself drawn into each story, even if I felt I may be missing the overall point. I couldn't wait for the inevitable appearance of the dog in each story and felt invested despite the length. I really think it was a refreshing and interesting way to world-build The Tower through the lense of its residents, visitors and work force - basically the every man. It was definitely a great example of show, don't tell. The world and society is slowly revealed while you follow a myriad cast of characters through their everyday lives and I enjoyed that a lot. While I don't think it blew me away, I found it an enjoyable read and a unique way of telling a broader story.