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Bone Soup by Kim Young-tak
2023.06.05
This article is a review written by a German reader of
In the near future, Korea’s southern port city of Busan is hit by a tsunami. Surprisingly, the water vanishes in the aftermath and the coast is shifted. While wealthy members of society moved up north in fear of another tsunami, people in poverty started to settle on the new land that was previously under the sea. Thus, the city was divided into the rich Upper Neighborhood and the poor Lower Neighborhood. But this is not the only consequence: After the tsunami, animal diseases regularly broke out, which eventually led to the extinction of all livestock and cattle. Scientists then created a new animal called “the thing,” whose meat is unpalatable.
Korean and German covers of Bone Soup
Usually, I do not like time travel stories, as plot holes are almost inevitable, and the whole idea of time travel is very unrealistic and feels more like fantasy instead of sci-fi. However, the book Bone Soup (Spring Sunshine Publishing) is very entertaining to read. The story is enthralling and offers likable characters. The reader gets confronted with a mysterious corpse, a killer, an ominous apartment complex, and the family of the Gomtang restaurant. Although, the introduction of the story seems very gloomy and dystopian, as it starts in 2063, the overall story is bright, fun, and fast-paced. Uhwan begins to like 2019 way more than 2063, and there are some quick-witted and lovely characters who are always good for a joke.
Written by Christian Bolz (Reader of K-Book Trends) Christian Bolz (Reader of K-Book Trends) #Bone Soup#Kim Young-tak#Gomtang |
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