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Dilara
Story of Hong Gildong | Minsoo Kang
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Our Korean meal was Ojingeo Bokkeum (Korean Spicy Stir-fried Squid), Korean Cucumber Salad (Oi Muchim), and kimchi from lidl (not buying it again - it was bland and seemed cooked, for some reason?) Will make everything again.

#FoodandLit
@Catsandbooks @Texreader

batsy That's unfortunate about the kimchi, but all of that looks delicious! 2w
Catsandbooks Looks tasty! 🇰🇷 1w
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Dilara
Story of Hong Gildong | Minsoo Kang
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I finished the Story of Hong Gildong, a classic tale first written by anonymous Korean authors in the 19th c. It relates the woes, adventures and rise to power of the son of a high-born minister and his lowly concubine. The story was very interesting for its cultural/historical insights (Kang Minsoo's translation, notes and introduction are invaluable), but I can't say I was taken by Hong Gildong as a hero.

#FoodandLit
@Catsandbooks @Texreader

Dilara Ambitious young men and boys who feel their worth is not being recognised might feel some kind of kinship with Hong Gildong.

#SouthKorea #Korea
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Catsandbooks Terrific! 🇰🇷 4w
TheBookHippie How wonderful. It looks good. 3w
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Dilara
Story of Hong Gildong | Minsoo Kang
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I am all set for #FoodandLit in #SouthKorea in March! And in #Venezuela in April 😁
I must say the animé-type illustration on the cover of a classic work is rather disconcerting, but then the hero is compared to Robin Hood, and I can think of plenty of cartoon representations of him, so...

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Texreader Nice way to get prepared!! 1mo
Catsandbooks Yay! 👏🏼 ❤️ 1mo
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TracyReadsBooks
Story of Hong Gildong | Minsoo Kang
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This classic work of Korean fiction tells the story of the brilliant & talented but illegitimate son of a government official. Dismayed by his status, which means he can‘t address his father or brother as such, Hong Gildong leaves home. Thus begins a wonderful tale of adventure filled with magic, bandits, fame and glory, military prowess & much more. The introduction provides some great background on the origin & intent of the tale. A good read.

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TracyReadsBooks
Story of Hong Gildong | Minsoo Kang
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Going with a book regarded as a classic of Korean fiction for my next read…

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ncsufoxes
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The tagged book is still one of my daughter‘s favorite holiday book. 741 points (words & holiday books). #TeamWreathItAndWeep #wintergames2023

StayCurious I enjoyed Dasher 3mo
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Lizpixie
The Shoe Tree of Chagrin | J. Patrick Lewis, Chris Sheban
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#PoetryMatters #Day8 #Toad I totally love frogs, I have a family of green tree frogs living in my gutters that sing when there‘s rain( bwarrk brawwk brawwk)but I‘ll pass on toads. When I was in Queensland there were godawful cane toads everywhere. Now that‘s one ugly animal. #WinterGames #TeamEvergreen 6pts

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ShelleyBooksie
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#smilesonlitsy , @dabbe - not a pic I'd usually share but this one's for you! I was at a Christmas card making class and we got candy canes + chocolate as welcome presents. The instructor asked me to pose for a pic - I chose to ham it up.

dabbe LOVE it! Smiles all around! 🤩🤩🤩 5mo
ReadingRachael Perfect!! Sounds like fun 😄 5mo
TheLudicReader Well, that made me smile! 5mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🩷🩷🩷 5mo
TorieStorieS Looks so fun!! And I love your sweater!💜 5mo
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BeckyWithTheGoodBooks
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I know the movie takes some liberties with Duncan‘s original novel, but this is peak 90s and I loved watching all of them! The movie obviously is partially based on “The Hookman” urban legend which has been scaring teenagers since the 1950s. #scarathlonphotochallenge #legend #blackcatcrew

BarkingMadRead One of my fave scary movies! 5mo
BookwormAHN Nice 🐈‍⬛️ 5mo
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Yuki_Onna
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BookwormAHN Cool 🐈‍⬛️ 5mo
BookwormAHN I'm not sure where you live, but here in the States, the travel Channel has a show called Mysteries of the Abandoned, which I think you would like. 5mo
Yuki_Onna @BookwormAHN Thank you for the suggestion! 👏
I live in Germany - in the south, though, and had not been to Berlin for the last ten years or so...
Well, most US TV shows make their way over the pond to Germany sooner or later, so there's a fair chance I'll come across it sometime.
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Eggs This reminds me of History channel series many years ago 100 years after humans or something like that. Speculative but amazing! I‘m definitely going to check out The Abandoned @Yuki_Onna @BookwormAHN 5mo
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