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The Apology | Jimin Han

Today‘s reading…

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Maggie_Reads

Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop: The heart-warming Korean sensation | Hwang Bo-reum

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I know everyone seems to love this “cozy read” but where‘s the plot? When is something going to happen? I‘m halfway through and I don‘t care anymore. Maybe it‘s the translation but this book is boring. 😴 It‘s going back to the library.

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shanaqui

A Magical Girl Retires: A Novel | Park Seolyeon

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Well, this sped by. It was kinda fun (especially with the illustrations), but not very substantial? Felt like a short story.

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BiblioLitten

Winter in Sokcho | Elisa Shua Dusapin

Took a day off from work, did school drop off (first day chaos), had a hearty breakfast and hit the library. Took a cat nap before school pick up too! All this is rare and highly savoured. 💙

Ruthiella Nice! 7d

kspenmoll Wonderful!!! 7d

wildwoodreads The best way to spend a day! 7d

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nanuska_153

Human Acts | Han Kang

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A story about the victims of the Gwangju student uprising in 1980. I didn't know anything about South Korean history so had no idea about how the military slaughtered the students. A very tough read, specially the parts of the torture and treatment of the corpses, very graphic but I understand the necessity when the cruelties committed were denied for such a long time. The writing is amazing, I'll definitely read more from the author. ⬇️

nanuska_153 I'm very happy I read it, but it's a wonderful book that I wouldn't recommend to anyone because it's just so soul wrecking. 2w

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hya

The Vegetarian: A Novel | Han Kang

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Spoiler free because I want you to find this story, not read it to complete your yearly goal.
No rating can describe this story. This story was just meant to be felt, to be observed. I finished this story yesterday, but it is all I could think about. I wanted this story to end & not end at the same time.

hya This story felt like a disturbing & unsettling dream, a dream which feels too real. When we wake up, we frantically look for water, for signs that it was a dream, for control, but that was the only thing which the characters of this book didn't have.
This book, simply put, is about violence, both within & around us. In this, the MC, Yeong-Hye, finds herself at the epicenter of violence & how that violence drives the life out of her. 2w

hya We, as readers, are not once given her POV, except when her dream is described. It gives us the story of themselves & of her, through 3 other people, her husband, her brother-in-law, & finally her sister. 2w

hya After some initial pushing through the story because the men in this book are disgusting & insufferable, I understood it's not just about open violence against women or any being, but the deadly assassin is the silent violence, deep in minds of normal people which if given chance, can ruin everything, which is exactly what is happening right now in the world. 2w

hya This review feels incomplete & complete at the same time just like this book felt to me. I hope you find this story, read it, understand it, but never relate to it. Whoever finds & understands, not enjoy the violence around & within themselves, I hope & pray that you never feel you are the monster. 2w

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JanuarieTimewalker13

The Hen who Dreamed She Could Fly: A Novel | S?n-mi Hwang

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My librarian suggested this one…shout out to Ava!! It didn‘t disappoint. You will fall in love with Sprout the Hen, she‘s determined, a survivor and a loving, protective mother❤️#SouthKorea

JanuarieTimewalker13 8/25/25 Book 20 2w

tpixie Beautiful cover. It looks like a lovely read. 2w

MaleficentBookDragon This book had me sobbing. 2w

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PuddleJumper

Solo Leveling, Vol. 3 (Comic) | Chugong

I think this is going to be a running theme in this series

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Dilara

The Nine Cloud Dream | Kim Man-Jung

I meant to read this for #FoodandLit #SouthKorea but never did! I was slightly apprehensive about keeping people & events straight (it is a 17th-c. novel with stories inside stories). It's still early days, but it's been fine so far. Even fun! The end-notes are quite helpful...

Butterfinger It's so pretty. 4w

Dilara @Butterfinger It is! That was a good choice of cover art. Unfortunately, the name of the artist isn't given in the book. 4w

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Human Acts: A Novel | Kang Han

From at erinreadstheworld on Instagram. I‘m going to post each page for those of you not on instagram. This is the fourth page of 6. For those of you on Instagram, here‘s the link:

https://www.instagram.com/p/DMuilAfyip4/?img_index=1&igsh=MWxyZDVpZTMyd2hseQ==

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