Title: Y/N
Author: Esther Yi
Genre: Literary Fiction
Y/N (an abbreviation for "Your Name" used in
writing fanfiction when the author invites you to imagine you're the
protagonist of the story) is about a Korean woman who lives in Germany. She
develops a dangerous parasocial relationship with a K-Pop idol known only by
his stage name, Moon. When Moon announces he's retiring from the public eye, she
resolves to fly out to try and meet him.
The book's protagonist, who never gets
her own name, becomes increasingly detached with reality the more she sinks
into her imaginary relationship with Moon. There's no question how reliable she
is as a narrator, the answer is; not at all.
Y/N is vivid and strange, feeling
like some sort of disjointed dream, but it invites the reader to decide just
what to believe about the story being told.
- Kate
Check out Y/N by Esther Yi @ the library!
