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읽기 재미있었지만 줄거리는 생각보다... 지루함?

둘이 더 빨리 연애할 수 있는 기회가 많았는데 왜 안 했는지 이해가 안 간다 ㅋㅋㅋ 그냥... 서로를 밀당하는 것도 아니고 사회나 가족 때문에 못 연애하는 것도 아니고 섹스도 했는데 끝까지 뭘 기다리고 있는 사이? 같아서 좀 답답해졌고 딱히 지루하지는 않았는데 이렇게 계속 기대하는 것이 내가 좋아하는 것이 아님

well. that was certainly just as good as I'd been led to believe! really an incredible piece of prose.

it felt somewhat slow-starting, but even so I enjoyed just being around the characters - not that I liked them, more so that they were so vivid, and they intrigued me in an almost anthropological way. do people like this really exist? yes. I think I've met them before, actually. the more mundane aspects Tartt shows here reflect quite a lot of what I've seen in my meanders into the upper-class world, at least.

the plot was smooth, even in its absurdities it all felt like a natural progression of events, which really was what made me want to keep picking it up despite its enormity and tendency to tangent into bits and pieces of related-but-unrelated scenes and reflections. I think that's what made the characters feel alive, though; Tartt's ability to recreate the patterns and connections the subconscious makes, and place them perfectly in between and into the scenes of action is really commendable.

yeah. good book. they're not lying!

a perfectly competent mystery, but I've somehow found that this genre just isn't something I enjoy. Perhaps it also has to do with the very simple, straightforward writing of this novel specifically, but I just wasn't particularly invested in finding the murderer.

I felt like I knew who did it halfway through the book, got it "right", and then got slapped on the back with a funny little twist that just doesn't work all that well for me. ah well...

semplicemente non me la sento di finirlo tutto, ma le storie sicule erano molto carine!

first of all, this translation is mostly rough, and at times borderline unreadable. at times, I thought it was entirely possible that it was machine translated - which would be incredibly cheap and disrespectful of bighit if so, and unfortunately likely considering the lack of translation credits in the print copy I have. 

as for the actual story, this was actually a little cleaner than I remember it being the first time I read it when it came out. although it's more of a look at the character's emotions, there's still a storyline that requires a little more pondering than you'd think would be necessary for k-pop band lore. it's not ever clarified

how jin's powers works, whether taehyung is having ptsd-induced nightmares or if they're visions of another life, what happens with smeraldo garden,

and the cliffhanger ending is done decently well. 

genuinely, this would probably have been miles better if the translation was given it's due attention. if bighit had used a machine translator for this, I'm incredibly disappointed, especially considering that fans were already translating the notes left in the HYYH albums out of pure love already, and would have probably been overjoyed to do it in an official capacity if asked. and if they didn't use a machine translator, well... I hope whoever did the job got a lot more practice in since then.

fantastically illustrated, gorgeous use of paneling and colours! very satisfying read, although I still wish we got to hear more from a couple of the characters. it's a heaving book as it is, though, so I understand why it couldn't happen. very much recommended to anyone who's into (light on the science) sci-fi and queer stories.

very moving and thoughtful. I'm always interested in books that take me through experiences and get me close to minds that I'd never have known otherwise, and this did a wonderful job of it. really made me feel so much empathy for the mother even though I was so far removed from the way she thought, Kim Hye-Jin really knows how to bring you to look her in the eye. an ambiguous ending, but well-done. doesn't leave you yearning for more, just hoping that they'll be alright.

had me smiling the whole way through for a variety of reasons, most of them good (I'm never not going to cringe at a fortnite reference). really very good fun and genuinely something that would have served me well in my time at secondary.

this hurt a lot to read, in a good way. as in, i could see a little too much of myself, even in a character so far removed from me. i can't really come up with words for this.

i would like to note, though, that anton hur's translation really shines here, more so than any of his other translations that i've read.

unfortunately not as cute or fun as I thought it'd be? not really in the mood to read this right now...