Love in the Big City

"If you’re after a cheerful and bittersweet queer novel, Sang Young Park’s work is a must-read. However, it would be limiting to view this work solely through the lens of a queer narrative. It is a thoughtful exploration of the challenges, love, loss, and mortality faced by today’s Korean youth. This book has become a bestseller in Korea, and English language readers are sure to be captivated by this charming novel as well. It gained international recognition when it was nominated for the 2022 International Booker Prize . It has been adapted into a movie, and a series that was released last year on streaming platforms. To any readers who enjoyed this book, I highly recommend you also watch the film and the OTT series. I liked the movie better than the series, but others prefer the streaming platform version. They are both great examples of a novel being translated into visual language."