What is appealing about Cheese in the Trap? Let me list some things....
1. Interesting characters
Jung is, frankly, one of the more unique characters I have run across. He is manipulative, never shows his real feelings or thoughts, and vindictive toward people who cross him. At the same time, he is surprisingly vulnerable and sympathetic... I can't really explain why, but he really comes off as someone who is really a good person, but he just has been beaten down by life to the extent that he can't ever show that to anyone.
Seol is a fantastic, and not at all cliche, leading woman. She is smart, independent, and capable, but also fairly sensitive and gets upset fairly easily. She has great insight into the behavior of others, which is demonstrated by the way she figures out ho Jung manipulates situations, but she doesn't have the greatest social skills in the world and tends to take over and do things by herself if the group of people she is working with are not pulling their weight. This tends to get her in trouble because people take advantage of it. However, she is also very shrewd and has shown some tendencies that are remarkably similar to Jung's manipulative behavior.
In Ho is a bit more cliche. He is a bundle of contradictions. He is an idiot, in terms of conventional education, but also a classically trained pianist. He is rude, selfish, and "a user", but at the same time he is caring, kind, and genuinely wants to help people he cares for...
I could go on...
2. Complicated plot
The plot is much more complex than your standard romance manga. This is mostly because of the nature of Jung and his "traps" he sets for people. The method of presentation is also part of it. The flashback sections are shown when they are pertinent, not in any kind of chronological order. So there are things that were weighing on the character's minds that we don't find about until later and things that we get glimpses of that we don't fully appreciate until we see them from another point of view.
I could continue, but that would be unnecessary. Just suffice it to say that it is a great story, with a complicated plot, that is well written, with great characters who are well developed.
In short, it is a good read! |