RaveThe Chicago Review of Books...a book that masterfully brings together disparities as far ranging as Asterion and Korean history, language and media, science fiction and science fact ... Unbearable Splendor will be difficult to shelve in a single space—perhaps even impossible. Fortunately, this is to the book’s betterment ... It would be difficult not to be captivated by Unbearable Splendor, at not just what the book accomplishes, but also for its sheer audacity ... very true, heartbreaking, and, ultimately, unbearably human.