By Ruth Montallana How do you find solace in a deeply disturbing world? https://www.instagram.com/p/C7p9GEWPYr_/?img_index=1 The question may appear ominous and alarming, yet this is the inquiry that will resonate with you while reading Kim Youngha's "I Hear Your Voice." This book has a cultured style of writing that would change our perspective on …
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At Dusk of Life: Irreversible Madness of Society and Beyond Dissenters, plus Phil-Kor Playlists
Written by: John Paul Serraon serves as an Honorary Reporter for an online media program by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism. "At Dusk" focuses on political coercion and a story about a person's journey of self-discovery. The main character, Park Min Woo, plays an incredibly vital role in the novel. Park is at …
Searching — The Slow Life
By MRBJ KREW Tries: Being a Book Club Member! If you are still trying to breathe despite the hustle and bustle, keep reading. Yeongju, a character in the “Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop” written by Hwang Bo-Reum and translated by Shanna Tan, lives life passionately making herself busy all the time not until her divorce …
Inside Yunjae’s World: A Book Review on Won-Pyung Sohn’s Almond
By Chickie Laurente Let's take a peek into Won-Pyung Sohn's book, Almond. Almond is a story about a boy namYunjae who has a condition called alexithymia. It is a rare condition where the amygdala (thesmall almond-shaped part of the brain) is underdeveloped. It limits one's capacity to expressemotions outwardly. He has no friends, but he …
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Towards Better Things of the novel by Hwang Boreum, “Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop”
Written by: John Paul Serraon, an honorary reporter from the Korean Culture and Information Service under the Ministry of Sports, Culture, and Tourism. Hwang Bo-Reum has written the first ever book published, "Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop," also known in Korean as 어서 오세요, 휴남동 서점입니다. Meanwhile, she authored the essay collections I Read Every …
WHALE by Cheon Myeong Kwan
“You only exists, when someone remembers you.” -Jumbo to Chunhui This book is set in a village in a time when South and North Korea are still as one. The story revolves around Geumbok, Chunhui her daughter, and the Old Crone who has a daughter the one-eyed woman who has the ability to sway the …
SEVEN YEARS OF DARKNESS: A Book Review
by Rebecca Mendoza This book is written by You-Jeong Jeong, it is a crime mystery thriller story that revolves around a girl who was murdered in a village with a water reservoir. In this book, my favorite characters are Mun Hayong and Kang Eunju, because of their bravery and their courage to face difficulties in …
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