Uhm JungHyun - Forest of Gray City, vol. 02 (Eng. trans.)
Mon, Sep. 1st, 2008 01:32 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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It's been quite a few months since I read vol. 1, so when I read this, it felt like reading an entirely new series. Upon a quick skim of vol. 1, this is not entirely because of the large gap in publication dates.
Volume 2 focuses much more on Bum-Moo and his angst, and I was very sad when Yun-Ook felt rather inconsequential for quite a few chapters. On the other hand, I did like the relationship between Bum-Moo and his (not-biological) sister, which is surprisingly not romantic! And I was glad to see that Yun-Ook and the sister don't snarl at each other or do stupid misunderstandy things.
I was also incredibly confused when Yun-Ook's ex showed up; I thought I had totally forgotten him, but no. He doesn't even appear in person in v. 1.
All in all, not as good as the first volume and the series ended a little too fast for me—I could have actually read at least a volume or two after the ending. Still, the art is absolutely gorgeous, and I still like the slice-of-life-ness and the stillness that the manhwaga likes to focus on.
It's been quite a few months since I read vol. 1, so when I read this, it felt like reading an entirely new series. Upon a quick skim of vol. 1, this is not entirely because of the large gap in publication dates.
Volume 2 focuses much more on Bum-Moo and his angst, and I was very sad when Yun-Ook felt rather inconsequential for quite a few chapters. On the other hand, I did like the relationship between Bum-Moo and his (not-biological) sister, which is surprisingly not romantic! And I was glad to see that Yun-Ook and the sister don't snarl at each other or do stupid misunderstandy things.
I was also incredibly confused when Yun-Ook's ex showed up; I thought I had totally forgotten him, but no. He doesn't even appear in person in v. 1.
All in all, not as good as the first volume and the series ended a little too fast for me—I could have actually read at least a volume or two after the ending. Still, the art is absolutely gorgeous, and I still like the slice-of-life-ness and the stillness that the manhwaga likes to focus on.