Yet another young adult dystopian novel where people are killed for entertainment.

Park’s debut novel, originally released South Korea 2020, was translated to English for 2024 publication.

It’s got the usual weaknesses of this genre. The details makes no sense — so you must quickly try to treat it as symbolic.

Average temperature is -50F. … HOW does anything get done outside?

For example, where in this future version of Earth are they still making planes?

Where are they getting the fuel for motor vehicles? The snow globe has traffic jams!

I doubt I’ll read the inevitable sequels.

Ever since the world plummeted to sub-zero temperatures due to climate change, 16-year-old Jeon Chobahm and the rest of the lower-class population must provide the city’s power via manual labor.

The sole exception to the rule are the actors and directors who live inside Snowglobe, the only temperature-regulated part of the world that is protected from icy conditions.

Chobahm has always felt an inexplicable connection to actress Goh Haeri. When she’s offered the opportunity to move to Snowglobe to secretly pretend to be Haeri after the actress dies under mysterious circumstances, Chobahm quickly realizes that life there is nothing like what she’s seen on TV, and she finds herself caught in the middle of a conspiracy.

What’s the Buzz?: ‘Snowglobe’ by Soyoung Park