From Booklist
Gr. 11-up. In this inspired Korean graphic novel, based on a Korean anime movie, college-age Geon-woo meets a strange and exceedingly sassy young woman who yearns for him one moment and treats him with hostility the next. Geon-woo's psychic tribulations and peaks of infatuation are depicted in hilarious detail as he morphs from suave guy to blithering toddler in response to the girl's demands and egregiously mean tricks. Gross humor abounds, and although Geon-woo clearly feels more than his fair share of carnal desire and disgust for the crazy girl, he never takes advantage of her, no matter how tempting her antics. The narrative flows seamlessly among the captioned thoughts, and the artwork, replete with manga-derived angles and vantage points, is beautifully colored to show off anger-reddened faces, European hair colors, gaudy modern streets, and crowded subways. Readers will sympathize with Geon-woo as they wait to see what shenanigans his sassy girl will pull next. Francisca Goldsmith
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Synopsis
My Sassy Girl is the comic based on the mega popular Korean movie of the same name. My Sassy Girl is a quirky romantic comedy following the lives of two college students brought together by fate. Geon-woo is a clean-cut naive boy who becomes involved with a beautiful "Sassy" girl who manages to wrap him around her finger as he honestly tries to see her through troubled times. The story is filled with humor and surprising events as the two try to find out if opposites really do attract
