[K-LIT REVIEW] Sapphic love blooms in post-apocalyptic wasteland of 'Everything Happened at Once'
Would the world come to an end if a deadly virus spread through our modern metropolises? Would panic breed lawlessness, unwinding centuries of civilization and plunging even the most advanced nations into chaos? Having come out the other end of the COVID-19 pandemic, we know the answers to these questions. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the young protagonists of Choi Jin-young’s novel…
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In the post-apocalyptic world of Choi Jin-young's novel "Everything Happened at Once," a deadly virus wreaks havoc across the globe. In Korea alone, the death toll reached a staggering 100,000 within a single day. As society crumbled under the weight of fear and confusion, laws, ethics, and the very fabric of modern civilization began to disintegrate.
With primal survival instincts taking over, crime skyrocketed and violence became the norm. Neighbourhoods that once thrived in peace were now filled with death and destruction. Despite penning this grim tale in 2017, Choi could never have predicted that a pandemic akin to the one she described would soon grip the world just a few years later.
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