Diary of a Creep is an obituary to the 90s written as a series of dated entries from the year of 1998. Covering such topics as movies, music, fast food, and pornography, the novel chronicles the failures and embarrassments in the life of Franklin Ya. Revolving loosely around a small circle of friends in a desert suburb of California, the story builds around Franklin’s relationship with Dani, his best-friend’s girlfriend, from innocent flirtation to a backstabbing Brutus. Scattered throughout are entries from lists of various 90s pop culture, menu excerpts, capsule movie reviews, and other random bits. Modeled after Sei Shonagon’s Pillow Book, Diary of a Creep is a modern, end-of-the-century diary as written by a down-and-out Korean American pervert living in a California desert.
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SEAN FELIX KIM 