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Indlæser... Love in the Big Cityaf Sang Young Park
   Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog.  deborahee | Feb 23, 2024 |    ) Elise3105 | Aug 13, 2023 | ) greeniezona | May 28, 2023 | But despite the fact that I have nothing in common with the protagonist and no familiarity with the setting, I was drawn into his tales of young love. I definitely could relate to the youthful feeling of searching, experimenting with sexual partners, trying to discover intimacy (but often failing). The flailing around that often characterizes ones early romantic years. I could relate to that, and I think the author did a great job of portraying those types of experiences. Where I sometimes struggled with this book was on the timelines. It felt more like four short stories than a fully realized novel. I really enjoy short stories, so I was happy to roll with that, BUT I did feel as though I wanted to know where I was on a timeline, and I never could quite grasp the order of events. I would definitely be curious to see what this writer does next with his talent. (  ) Anita_Pomerantz | Mar 23, 2023 |  ) iszevthere | Jul 26, 2022 |
 Ich habe dieses Exemplar über "Vorablesen" als Leseexemplar gewonnen, die Leseprobe machte einen interessanten Eindruck und machte mir Lust auf dieses Buch... es fällt mir schwer meine Meinung zum Buch in Worte zu fassen, denn ich kann leider nicht genau festmachen, warum es mir nicht wirklich gefallen hat. Wir werden mitten ins Leben von Young geworfen, der erst mit Jaehee zusammenwohnt und mit ihr exzessiv das koreanische Studentenleben lebt, bis Jaehee heiratet und Young nun alleine lebt, und damit hat Young ein Problem... das sich dann in den Teilen in der er die Beziehungen zu anderen Männern beschreibt deutlich wird. Über die sprachlichen Eigenarten musste ich erst mal googeln - informelles und höfliches Koreanisch... - wäre aber schön gewesen, das in der deutschen Übersetzung mit einfließen zu lassen. Ebenso waren die Zeitsprünge erst mal etwas verwirrend, da man ungefähr eine halbe bis eine Seite brauchte um sich wieder in der Geschichte zurecht zufinden. Fazit: Jetzt nicht der Überflieger, aber dennoch interessant zu lesen wie mit Homosexualität in einem Land umgegangen, das noch sehr stark von Traditionen geprägt wird, in dem es zwar legal ist es aber keine Ehe für alle gibt. HæderspriserNotable Lists
"Love in the Big City is the English-language debut of Sang Young Park, one of Korea's most exciting young writers. A runaway bestseller, the novel hit the top five lists of all the major bookstores and went into nine printings. Love in the Big City is an energetic, joyful, and moving novel that depicts both the glittering nighttime world of Seoul and the bleary-eyed morning-after. Young is a cynical yet fun-loving Korean student who pinballs from home to class to the beds of recent Tinder matches. He and Jaehee, his female best friend and roommate, frequent nearby bars where they push away their anxieties about their love lives, families, and money with rounds of soju and ice-cold Marlboro Reds that they keep in their freezer. Yet over time, even Jaehee leaves Young to settle down, leaving him alone to care for his ailing mother and to find companionship in his relationships with a series of men, including one whose handsomeness is matched by his coldness, and another who might end up being the great love of his life. A brilliantly written novel filled with humor and emotion, Love in the Big City is an exploration of millennial loneliness as well as the joys of queer life, that should appeal to readers of Sayaka Murata, Han Kang, and Cho Nam-Joo"-- No library descriptions found. |
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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! (