Category: Book-review

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book-review/2026.08.03/7 min read

Brilliance Belongs to the One Who Shows It — Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan Novels

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.

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book-review/2026.03.28/7 min read

The Answer Was Zero — Kenzaburo Oe's 'A Personal Matter'

On the raw anguish of one human being found within a tortuous, labyrinthine prose, and the resolve made in the face of a life one cannot escape. Kenzaburo Oe's autobiographical novel 'A Personal Matter,' by the Nobel Prize-winning author.

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book-review/2026.03.18/4 min read

The Unbearable Lightness of Being — Which Side Is Life On?

No life is extraordinary, no life is worthless. Somewhere between lightness and heaviness.

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book-review/2026.01.28/7 min read

Scars are Prerequisites for New Flesh, <Wizard Bakery>

A book review of Gu Byeong-mo's "Wizard Bakery." Reflections on adolescent wounds and growth, and the role of adults who embrace youth as they are while sharing responsibility.

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