Korean Book Recommendation: The Vegetarian by Han Kang
Hi Readers! The third book I read for Korean March was The Vegetarian by Han Kang. I went in blind with no idea what the book was about and I was amazed! I finished it in three work days and I couldn’t stop thinking about it when I was...
Your Utopia: Korean Short Stories Book Recommendation
Hi Readers! I recently read Bora Chung’s second book Your Utopia. I was absolutely fascinated by her first book Cursed Bunny. And this time as well the translator is Anton Hur. So, reading this duo’s work again was very anticipated. ~GOODREADS DESCRIPTION~~ By the internationally acclaimed author of Cursed...
The Pachinko Parlour – A Mellow Book About Identity (Women in Translation Month)
Hi Readers! I am back with the fourth book and its review for Women in Translation Month! I didn’t like this much at all, though I can understand why it appealed to a few readers. I was attracted to this book because I had loved Pachinko by Min Jin...
Book Recommendation: Almond by Sohn Won-pyung (Women in Translation Month)
Hi Readers! August is going wonderfully so far. Health has never been better. Hustling happily at work. Read five books this month already and loved three of them! Insert evil eye emoji, because after so much bad stuff, I think it’s better to be the kind of person who...
Cursed Bunny: A Genre-Defying Collection of Short Stories!
Hi Readers! The International Booker Shortlist is out! And your gal just read one book from it! I highly recommend it. Even though I have not read the other books yet, I feel Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung is truly deserving to be the winner! Check out my review!...
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee Book Review!
Hi Readers! I completed Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko a week ago. I am still processing all the beauty, courage & humanity of the story. After a point, there was just so much to uncover in it. I found myself scribbling down bizarre notes randomly, in no sequence or relation to other notes....