지나가는 여름을 바라보며

아무도 안왔으면 하지만 누군가는 와줬으면 하는 이중적인 마음으로



I saw Christopher Nolan's new film 'The Odyssey' on opening day. An immersion so complete it rendered my old habit of dissecting a director's every device meaningless — and the questions that Odysseus's shame and homecoming, three thousand years old, still pose to us today. A record of the first time I couldn't bring myself to leave as the credits rolled.

The New York Times named it the best book of the 21st century. I spent half a year with Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan Novels — on why Lila and Lenù called each other 'brilliant,' and on a life that keeps its jewel hidden versus one that dares to bring it out. A reading record bidding farewell to a 4,000-page journey.
