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A review by crothe77
Snowglobe by Soyoung Park
emotional
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
5.0
This review was made possible via an ARC through NetGalley.
This was my first book from Soyoung Park and it was a very strong first impression. The use of the idol industry, the Black Mirror-esque worldbuilding (particularly Fifteen Million Merits but for a YA audience) and the later twist make it all feel topical and current while also very dystopia. The worldbuilding around the Weather Person role really impressed me as it was something I probably never would have thought of, but it really makes sense in the grander world of everything is snow and ice except in Snowglobe where you can have rain and sunshine.
There is minimal romance in this which is perfect if you are looking for books with less romance and more focus around personal identity and personhood. And the strongest theme really is individual personhood and the greater scheme of personhood within in the context of a system like a ramped up idol industry and value placed on watching the lives of other people.
If Black Mirror but make it YA sounds like you're kind of thing, I would recommend this.
I would call it less Truman Show and more Orphan Black meets Black Mirror
This was my first book from Soyoung Park and it was a very strong first impression. The use of the idol industry, the Black Mirror-esque worldbuilding (particularly Fifteen Million Merits but for a YA audience) and the later twist make it all feel topical and current while also very dystopia. The worldbuilding around the Weather Person role really impressed me as it was something I probably never would have thought of, but it really makes sense in the grander world of everything is snow and ice except in Snowglobe where you can have rain and sunshine.
There is minimal romance in this which is perfect if you are looking for books with less romance and more focus around personal identity and personhood. And the strongest theme really is individual personhood and the greater scheme of personhood within in the context of a system like a ramped up idol industry and value placed on watching the lives of other people.
If Black Mirror but make it YA sounds like you're kind of thing, I would recommend this.
I would call it less Truman Show and more Orphan Black meets Black Mirror