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Extreme_Chulsoo, By H.S. Kim

Extreme_Chulsoo, By H.S. Kim

Rating: 8.5/10

The feeling of sympathy or the way how readers translocate themselves within a story usually depends on the author's ability to write. This is what I thought until I read this story and realized the importance of having background knowledge, and the experience of having lived in the same environment as the main character. Looking back, every short story we've read so far takes times that are far from the 21st century. But Extreme Chulsoo took place in the present era, and even more, the main character is very young just like us. We couldn't relate to Neddy when he described his fancy life as a wealthy man in 50s America, but we were able to relate to the hardship of taking CSAT. We couldn't feel the gloominess of Blake walking down cold streets of after work, but we know what it's like to be obsessed with Instagram. For this difference that <Extreme Chulsoo> had, I was able to deeply translocate myself into the story, and the main character as well. Therefore I rate it 8.5 out of 10.

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