Snowglobe
Snowglobe Duology #1
by Soyoung Park
Published: February 27, 2024
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Genre: Young Adult, Thriller, Suspense, Dystopian, Sci-Fi, Mystery
Blurb:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The groundbreaking Korean phenomenon that Entertainment Weekly called “The Hunger Games meets Squid Game”—now in English for the first time!
A COSMOPOLITAN BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE YEAR • A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
“An
immersive and utterly addictive dark dystopian thriller . . . with
the eerie, desperate, and exhilarating vibes of Snowpiercer and The
Hunger Games.”
—Susan Lee, author of Seoulmates
In
a world of constant winter, only the citizens of the
climate-controlled city of Snowglobe can escape the bitter cold—but
this perfect society is hiding dark and dangerous secrets within its
frozen heart.
Enclosed
under a vast dome, Snowglobe is the last place on Earth that’s
warm. Outside Snowglobe is a frozen wasteland, and every day,
citizens face the icy world to get to their jobs at the power plant,
where they produce the energy Snowglobe needs. Their only solace
comes in the form of twenty-four-hour television programming streamed
directly from the domed city.
The residents of Snowglobe
have everything: fame, fortune, and above all, safety from the
desolation outside their walls. In exchange, their lives are
broadcast to the less fortunate outside, who watch eagerly, hoping
for the chance to one day become actors themselves.
Chobahm
lives for the time she spends watching the shows produced inside
Snowglobe. Her favorite? Goh
Around, starring
Goh Haeri, Snowglobe’s biggest star—and, it turns out, the key to
getting Chobahm her dream life.
Because Haeri is dead, and
Chobahm has been chosen to take her place. Only, life inside
Snowglobe is nothing like what you see on television. Reality is a
lie, and truth seems to be forever out of reach.
Translated
for the first time into English from the original
Korean, Snowglobe is
a groundbreaking exploration of personal identity, and the future of
the world as we know it. It is the winner of the Changbi X Kakaopage
Young Adult Novel Award.
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My Review:
Snowglobe is the first book in the Snowglobe Duology by Soyoung Park.
Snowglobe is unlike anything I have read before. It is unique in its
own way. Snowglobe reminds me a little of The Hunger Games and
Snowpiercer. Imagine some people did happen to live outside the train
in Snowpiercer. Maybe said world would be very similar to
Snowglobe.
Snowglobe is divided into two worlds or two
groups of people. One group lives in an icy world, while the other
lives in a warm dome. The group that lives in the cold works in the
power plant creating the energy, so the people inside the globe can
be warm and live a warm, pleasant life while they live outside the
globe in a colder world.
The outside group’s life is
filled with their time thinking about going home and watching the
lives of the people who live inside the globe, hoping to one day be a
part of that world. The people who live outside the globe want to be
actors or directors inside the globe.
The whole time I
was reading Snowglobe I kept wondering how long the world has been
living like this with only two groups of people. Is there anyone left
alive who knows anything about the world before? Do people hear
stories about the world before the snowglobe? I figure if no one is
left alive who knows about the world before, how can they think or
realize that they might have something different? How would they know
to ask questions?
I kept wondering who created this
snowglobe world. How did the people become brainwashed to the point
that their days are filled with only wanting to watch the people
living inside the globe and wanting to live there themselves? Were
they brainwashed so that maybe they would never see the truth and
rise up?
Snowglobe kept me glued to the pages, hoping to
find answers to all my questions. Snowglobe’s world-building, while
amazing, was slow to build but every bit worth the wait.
If
you like the slow-burn kind of stories set in a dystopian world, then
grab a copy of Snowglobe today and join the adventure!
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