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lausbiana's review
3.0
si todo el libro estuviera en la misma línea que las dos primeras partes me habría gustado más, pero recomiendo la lectura
fatima_zafar11's review
3.5
Part one: fantastic, great writing, so many quotes
Part two: not like first one but still good, starts a little Down but goes upward
Part three: tbh I have no idea what happened there and story ended up as 3 stars which I am so disappointed about because start was so strong. I read it in one sitting
At first I was into characters and wanted to keep reading but in the end I just wanted it to be over
If she were rich, my sister could go to medical school, study hard, and become an excellent doctor. But since she doesn’t have money, even if she got accepted to medical school, she wouldn’t have time to study because she’d be working to pay her tuition. I knew someone like that. His dad was friends with my dad. He was really smart, got straight As, and managed to get into a college in Seoul. But it was too expensive, so he gave it all up and came back here. He did nothing but drink for three months, then enlisted in the military. Since he got discharged, he’s been working at my dad’s factory. Apparently, he’s saving up to study for the civil service exam. I’m scared I’ll end up like him. Actually, I’m definitely going to end up like him. Dreams are expensive, which is why I can’t have one. If I only had a billion won, I could have a really cool and expensive dream. But I don’t have a billion won. I have exactly one thousand won, which I stole from my mom’s purse. I don’t know what to do with it. I really don’t know… If I just had a billion won, my sister wouldn’t die, Mom wouldn’t have to work at the factory, and even I could become a doctor. But since I only have a thousand won, my sister will die, my mom will continue working at the factory, and I’ll grow up to be trash.
A face as stiff as a boulder, stiff with boredom—that’s the face of an adult.
Adults don’t think about the ocean
even when they watch it.
Their minds are full of other things.
It’s very depressing to think
that someday I, too, will be an adult.
I want to be a fish. Then you can just go into the water and stay there. You can stay there forever. You don’t have to pay rent. You don’t have to go grocery shopping. You don’t even have to work or go to school. You won’t need money. You can be poor. I want to go into the water and never come out.
Those who no longer play in the water are called adults. Adults work in the city. They are the ones who don’t see the sky, who no longer think about clouds, stars, seagulls, or the ocean.
Sometimes I still went to the ocean. The ocean was always the same. The waves lapped from left to right, then from the left again. And dark, tanned boys jumped into the ocean. But I no longer wanted to become the ocean. The seasons, and the years changed. Everything was the same. After summer was fall, and after winter wasn’t winter. In the end, there was no miracle. And I didn’t hope for one anymore. Nothing was good anymore. The only thing left to do was turn into an adult.
I just waited to turn into an adult.
Part two: not like first one but still good, starts a little Down but goes upward
Part three: tbh I have no idea what happened there and story ended up as 3 stars which I am so disappointed about because start was so strong. I read it in one sitting
At first I was into characters and wanted to keep reading but in the end I just wanted it to be over
If she were rich, my sister could go to medical school, study hard, and become an excellent doctor. But since she doesn’t have money, even if she got accepted to medical school, she wouldn’t have time to study because she’d be working to pay her tuition. I knew someone like that. His dad was friends with my dad. He was really smart, got straight As, and managed to get into a college in Seoul. But it was too expensive, so he gave it all up and came back here. He did nothing but drink for three months, then enlisted in the military. Since he got discharged, he’s been working at my dad’s factory. Apparently, he’s saving up to study for the civil service exam. I’m scared I’ll end up like him. Actually, I’m definitely going to end up like him. Dreams are expensive, which is why I can’t have one. If I only had a billion won, I could have a really cool and expensive dream. But I don’t have a billion won. I have exactly one thousand won, which I stole from my mom’s purse. I don’t know what to do with it. I really don’t know… If I just had a billion won, my sister wouldn’t die, Mom wouldn’t have to work at the factory, and even I could become a doctor. But since I only have a thousand won, my sister will die, my mom will continue working at the factory, and I’ll grow up to be trash.
A face as stiff as a boulder, stiff with boredom—that’s the face of an adult.
Adults don’t think about the ocean
even when they watch it.
Their minds are full of other things.
It’s very depressing to think
that someday I, too, will be an adult.
I want to be a fish. Then you can just go into the water and stay there. You can stay there forever. You don’t have to pay rent. You don’t have to go grocery shopping. You don’t even have to work or go to school. You won’t need money. You can be poor. I want to go into the water and never come out.
Those who no longer play in the water are called adults. Adults work in the city. They are the ones who don’t see the sky, who no longer think about clouds, stars, seagulls, or the ocean.
Sometimes I still went to the ocean. The ocean was always the same. The waves lapped from left to right, then from the left again. And dark, tanned boys jumped into the ocean. But I no longer wanted to become the ocean. The seasons, and the years changed. Everything was the same. After summer was fall, and after winter wasn’t winter. In the end, there was no miracle. And I didn’t hope for one anymore. Nothing was good anymore. The only thing left to do was turn into an adult.
I just waited to turn into an adult.
hey_annie's review
4.0
What a strange, but interesting book. I didn’t think that I would enjoy this book as much as I did. I knew that the book was about adulthood and the daily problems of being a human being. But I didn’t think that this book would be so unique. I don’t think I have read something like this before. It almost seemed like reading a diary of someone who tries to tell what they experienced. It feels fragmented (is that the right word?!) but it tells such a vivid story. The story is told from the perspective of teenagers who are far from perfect and they still have to learn a lot about the world. This made the book really interesting to me, because their flaws and their problem seemed realistic to me, even though the story is written in such a surreal kind of style.
jesschaney's review
dark
sad
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
2.5
nerdiediaries's review
4.0
This one hit me like a bus. I had started reading this book because it was in my collection, and I hadn't read the synopsis...
danielle2121's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Trigger warnings for S/A for anyone who hasn’t read this book yet.
This was very deep. I thought going into this it was going to be about a couple friends and their teenage mischievous antics in their town but it was much more.
Such a clever and perfect dive into a teenager’s brain. Full of questions and learning from mistakes and feeling like the whole world is falling apart.
Dark, contemplative and a little disturbing. I really enjoyed this one.
This was very deep. I thought going into this it was going to be about a couple friends and their teenage mischievous antics in their town but it was much more.
Such a clever and perfect dive into a teenager’s brain. Full of questions and learning from mistakes and feeling like the whole world is falling apart.
Dark, contemplative and a little disturbing. I really enjoyed this one.
jaykee0ut's review
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0