Snowglobe, Soyoung Park
Snowglobe, Soyoung Park
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Snowglobe

Author: Soyoung Park, Joungmin Lee Comfort

Narrator: Shannon Tyo, Greta Jung, Jeena Yi

Unabridged: 10 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/27/2024


Synopsis

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. A groundbreaking Korean novel translated into English for the first time!

“The Hunger Games meets Squid Game in Soyoung Park's dystopian thriller Snowglobe” –Entertainment Weekly

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.

About The Author

Soyoung Park majored in media at university. She is a winner of the Original Story Award and the Changbi X Kakaopage Young Adult Novel Award. She is the author of the Snowglobe duology.Joungmin Lee Comfort is a Korean- English translator. Her translations have appeared in Clarkesworld Magazine and Best of World SF. Her recent co-translation of Kim Bo-young’s On the Origin of Species and Other Stories was longlisted for the National Book Award for translated literature.


Reviews

This story surprised me by being a really solid dystopia, a genre that seems to have struggled even during the Hunger Games era. The world building made sense to me, there were plot twists I didn't expect, and an interesting cast of characters I enjoyed reading about. Living in the freezing outside,......more

Goodreads review by Paul

I'll get to Snowglobe, where I'm certain my story is waiting for me - a story that I, and I alone, can bring to life. Inside my wheel spinning to nowhere, I can already see myself there. 오직 나만이 연출할 수 있는 이야기가 기다리고 있는 스노볼을 향해 나는 부지런히 달린다. 쳇바퀴는 단 한 발짝도 앞으로 나아가지 못하지만, 내 마음은 부쩍 스노볼에 가까워진다. Snowglobe is Jou......more

Goodreads review by Amy

No wonder this is getting turned into a kdrama because it reads like one. But also not a good kdrama. More like something that I would be super into in the beginning and just lose interest after a few episodes. This had such an interesting concept and the beginning was sooo good. But as you get clos......more

The last 100 pages of the book literally made no sense to me am i just stupid......more


Quotes

“A thrillingly and ingeniously conceived allegory about where we are, and where we’re headed.” —David Yoon, New York Times bestselling author of Frankly in Love

The Hunger Games meets Squid Game in Soyoung Park's dystopian thriller Snowglobe” – Entertainment Weekly

"Utterly unputdownable, Snowglobe is an out-of-this-world dystopian thrill ride. Soyoung Park has created an addictive, twisty tale perfect for fans looking for the next Squid Game or Parasite.”—Amélie Wen Zhao, New York Times bestselling author of Song of Silver, Flame Like Night

This book completely consumed me! WHAT A RIDE! Snowglobe is an immersive and utterly addictive dark dystopian thriller that takes the reader deep into introspection about what you’d be willing to do, and who you’d be willing to become, to get what you want. With the eerie, desperate, and exhilarating vibes of Snowpiercer and The Hunger Games, it’s one of the BEST young adult sci-fi books out there, full stop.” —Susan Lee, author of Seoulmates

★ "Transporting and unputdownable; an appealing combination of deep and page-turning." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"This fast-paced examination of reality television and surveillance....boasts a cast of resourceful and morally gray teens and teems with anticipatory tension reminiscent of The Hunger Games." —Publishers Weekly

"This debut, a dystopian thriller with a reality-TV twist, is perfect for fans of Squid Game or Snowpiercer." —Booklist

"This biting and thought-provoking YA dystopian tale examines the contemporary obsession with fame and luxury." —Shelf Awareness

"Readers will appreciate the rich Korean culture that permeates every part of the book and the well-done character development." —School Library Journal


Awards

  • Keystone to Reading Book Award
  • Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award