THE SENSE OF WONDER

This audiobook, a romance at its core, is about the interwoven relationships among three couples. It also recounts a basketball star's challenges on and off the court and his relationship with his girlfriend, who helps produce K-dramas--dramatic shows with structured plots in South Korea. The narrating tag team of Jee Young Han and Tommy Kang do a marvelous job with the voices. Han brings a high level of emotion to the characters, getting across their frustration with racism, anger over a character's cancer, and dramatic performances of the shows themselves. Kang alternates as various key players, especially the star player who goes by the name Powerball. Basketball fans will recall Jeremy Lin's ascendance, which this story loosely resembles, and audiobook fans will enjoy this for its attentive narration. M.B. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine [Published: MAY 2023]