Flowers of Mold & Other Stories | 
I had breakfast with my daily short story. This is an interesting collection so far, but I‘m pretty sure the first couple of stories are the sort that convince people they don‘t like short fiction. Expect snippets of experience more than narrative arcs, with some more cause-and-effect stuff later on.
"Her skirt hung down the seat, exposing her thigh, which resembled a boiled potato."
-"Early Beans"
Today in odd similes.
"When his whole page is crammed full of *toothpaste*, the word suddenly feels alien. It even feels like an onomatopoeic word, like *ouch* or *tweet*."
-"Toothpaste"
Slowly making my way through my nightstand pile of books. I bailed on Vaseline Buddha. It had to go to the bottom (lost interest, but will revisit). Most excited for Flowers of Mold! I usually read more than one book at a time, UNLESS it is THAT GOOD. 🥴
Q: Do you prefer to finish one book before starting another or do you read many at a time without completing (if so, why)? 😊
so-soI have a handful of books I‘m still convinced I‘ll get back to and I finally made good in this one after a 6-month break. Although I never really figured out how to enjoy these stories, I can appreciate some of what they were doing. She‘s looking at dirty side of modern South Korea, literary the trash and gunk on the streets. And contrasting that with the impossible promises in advertising...and some falsely humble inappropriate flirtations.
Day 3: #7days7covers No explanation. #covercrush
(Difficult to find anyone who hasn‘t been tagged, but of course anyone is welcome to join in.)
Reading these beautifully strange stories was a lovely way to close out my time in South Korea.
“Teacher, I want to fly, but the ground keeps pulling me down.”
#travelread
🎉IT‘S NEW BOOK DAY!🎉Here are some of today‘s new books! There are several more out today that I am excited about, including STORM OF LOCUSTS by Rebecca Roanhorse, THE PANDORA ROOM by Christopher Golden, PAUL TAKES THE FORM OF A MORTAL GIRL by Andrea Lawlor, and THE VALEDICTORIAN OF BEING DEAD by Heather B. Armstrong. What are you excited to read? 📚❤️📚
pickI loved these stories! Dark and weird, about everyday life in Seoul, with characters who suffer and work hard and try to get by, usually failing. Seong-nan is a fantastic writer.
My latest, a collection of stories by Ha Seong-nan, out in April. The first one was fantastic.
This is a book mail stack! These are several of the amazing books I have received in the last few weeks that I will be reading for coverage consideration. What are you excited to read? 📚❤️📚
