“Just as putting the care of your child in another’s hands doesn’t mean you don’t love your child, quitting and looking after your child doesn’t mean you have no passion for your career.”― Cho Nam-Joo, "Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982" Book Publication: Minumsa Co., Ltd. ; Original Korean edition (October 14, 2016) Simon and … Continue reading Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 (Cho Nam-Joo)
Free Food for Millionaires (Min Jin Lee)
"Some [readers] have had actually said I feel like you're following me around with a tape recorder because this is actually my life. And that comment to me has been incredibly gratifying. However, I am writing about sex and violence and women who betray each other. And these are the people that I know. … Continue reading Free Food for Millionaires (Min Jin Lee)
Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)
“Silence, I discover, is something you can actually hear.”― Haruki Murakami, kafka on the shore Book Publication: Original Japanese: Shinchosha Publishing Co, Ltd. (September 12, 2002) First English Translation: Alfred A. Knopf (January 2005) Book Summary: Following the story of a 15-year old runaway teen named Kafka Tamura from Tokyo, this book is … Continue reading Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
“History has failed us, but no matter.”― Min Jin Lee, Pachinko Book Publication: Grand Central Publishing; 1st edition (February 7, 2017) Book Summary: A riveting story, following four generations of a Korean family during the Japanese occupation of Korea in the early 1900s, the story follows a struggling young woman named Sunja, who is at … Continue reading Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
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