{"id":6823,"date":"2021-04-07T21:23:33","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T04:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/?p=6823"},"modified":"2021-04-07T21:23:33","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T04:23:33","slug":"review-im-waiting-for-you-and-other-stories-kim-bo-young","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2021\/04\/07\/review-im-waiting-for-you-and-other-stories-kim-bo-young\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: I&#8217;m Waiting for You and Other Stories &#8211; Kim Bo-young"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bookreview\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/54427135.jpg?w=1280\" alt=\"Review: I&#8217;m Waiting for You and Other Stories &#8211; Kim Bo-young\" title=\"Review: I&#8217;m Waiting for You and Other Stories &#8211; Kim Bo-young\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignright\"><strong>I'm Waiting for You and Other Stories<\/strong><br>by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/authors\/kim-bo-young\/\">Kim Bo-young<\/a> <br><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/publishers\/harper-voyager\/\">Harper Voyager<\/a> <br><strong>Publication Date:<\/strong> April 6, 2021 <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/genres\/science-fiction\/\">Science Fiction<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 336 <br><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/sources\/netgalley\/\">NetGalley<\/a> <br><br><p>I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.<\/p>My rating: <span class=\"ubb-buy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><\/span><br><br><br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p><b>Two worlds, four stories, infinite possibilities&nbsp;<\/b>One of South Korea\u2019s most treasured writers explores the driving forces of humanity\u2014love, hope, creation, destruction, and the very meaning of existence\u2014in two pairs of thematically interconnected stories.<\/p>\n<p>In \u201cI\u2019m Waiting for You\u201d and \u201cOn My Way,\u201d an engaged couple coordinate their separate missions to distant corners of the galaxy to ensure\u2014through relativity\u2014they can arrive back on Earth simultaneously to make it down the aisle. But small incidents wreak havoc on space and time, driving their wedding date further away. As centuries on Earth pass and the land and climate change, one thing is constant: the desire of the lovers to be together. In two separate yet linked stories, Kim Bo-Young cleverly demonstrate the idea love that is timeless and hope springs eternal, despite seemingly insurmountable challenges and the deepest despair.<\/p>\n<p>In \u201cThe Prophet of Corruption\u201d and \u201cThat One Life,\u201d humanity is viewed through the eyes of its creators: godlike beings for which everything on Earth\u2014from the richest woman to a speck of dirt\u2014is an extension of their will. When one of the creations questions the righteousness of this arrangement, it is deemed a perversion\u2014a disease\u2014that must be excised and cured. Yet the Prophet Naban, whose \u201cchild\u201d is rebelling, isn\u2019t sure the rebellion is bad. What if that which is considered criminal is instead the natural order\u2014and those who condemn it corrupt? 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