Our new episode of Books On The Go is up! This was a slow burn but deeply beautiful. Amanda May disagree though. 😉
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The Girl Who Wrote Loneliness: A Novel | 
Our new episode of Books On The Go is up! This was a slow burn but deeply beautiful. Amanda May disagree though. 😉
pickAn autobiographical novel told with great honesty. Filled with intimate moments from her life as a factory girl & student living in a cramped room, but also depicts South Korea‘s rapid transition to a developed economy. At its heart is a tragedy that weighs on the author & which she resists telling. She writes beautifully about her precarious but dear friendship. One of those books that‘s especially moving because it‘s precise & understated.
pickAn unnamed narrator in her 30s, a writer, reflects on her teen years working at a factory in Seoul while attending high school in the evenings. It's a painful period in her life, full of poverty, broken relationships, isolation, fear, and political turmoil. It's the dream of becoming a writer that helps her survive. Now, after years of suppressing this traumatic time in her life, she decides to write about it, but the process is painful. 👇
I‘m so glad that one of the hosts for the Women in Translation readathon recommended The Girl Who Wrote Lonliness. Although I read Please Look After Mom, I hadn‘t heard of this book. The factories and schools, heartbreaking relationships, a blend of past and present, Korean history, a family, and what it means to be a writer.
#witreadathon #womenintranslation #wit #korea
1. The Girl Who Wrote Lonliness
2. Not a long weekend, but I plan to study, exercise, and finish up my books for Women in Translation readathon!
3. I love all ice cream, but especially those with cheesecake chunks 😋
4. Flute! And this year I started teaching myself ocarina!
5. Ok 🥳 #friyayintro
Another book to meet a Women in Translation Readathon prompt. This one is from South Korea. Took me a bit to adjust to the style but I'm into it now. About a teenage industrial worker who dreams of becoming a writer.
#witreadathon #hoopla
@bromeliad I just picked this up from the library for Women in Translation Month. Have you read this author? Her novel Please Look After Mom is one of my all time favorites. The Court Dancer is also good but more straight forward. Hope to get the tagged book started this weekend.
pickI love that this book is about writing to understand oneself. I really relate to the narrator asking herself why she writes what she does, as well as her questions over what she should omit and include in her written personal history.
To read full review: http://www.amyyuki.com/books/2018/01/24/the-girl-who-wrote-loneliness-by-kyung-s...
This was my second favorite book of #WITMonth. Its beautiful and haunting. Also, it has an #orangecover for #photoadaynov16!
Seriously, check it out if you like women in translation or #diversebooks.
#septphotochallenge #day17 #womenwriters
A few favorites, and a few on my #tbr ... all amazing, strong humans.
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pickMy pick for #underhyped books! This memoir recounts the author's teenage years in 70s & 80s in South Korea struggling to overcome poverty. It's a coming of age for both the author and the country. It's beautifully written tho a bit bleak a times. Highly recommended for anyone interested in Korean history or Asian fiction. #memoirs #translatedbooks #readwomen
