The stories behind their books

“I’d like to give Françoise Sagan’s essay collection Life Is So Slow, and Hope So Wild as a gift.”

“SAME STORY”

“Almost everything I know about love, I learned from my relationships with my longtime female friends. Love is laughing together so hard you can hardly breathe. It’s walking down the street together on a Saturday night and feeling that the whole city belongs to us.”

“I recently read the memoir Everything I Know About Love. The author talks about what she realized after spending her life pursuing romantic love.”

“This is a book called *Mythology*.”

“I’ve been really interested in Greek mythology since I was little. When I was young, I only liked the main figures, but there are so many other gods too, you know. I want to read about them because I’m curious about them…”

“Guillaume Musso's *Will You Be There?* is a book I read in middle school. I liked it so much that I read it several times.”

“When I was really into novels, I read the Japanese novel *The Age-70 Death Bill Passes*.”

“Prince is actually my favorite of the whole series”

“It's an interesting book. It's fun.”

“I didn’t just read this book once; I read it several times, but…”

“I was so immersed in the work that I read it in one sitting despite being busy with activities. I even recommended it directly to the members.”

“Personally, my goal this year is to read more than twenty books. I really enjoyed reading Human Acts again last year, so this year I’ll read lots of interesting books too.”

“I heard it was interesting.”

“I found ‘The Buddha’s Words, Newly Translated’ an impressive read.”

“I sought out and read Pachinko because I suddenly wanted to get a feel for Korea’s modern history.”

“The book I'd like to recommend is [Eleven at Night] by author Hwang Kyung-shin.”

“I'm reading *Contradiction* right now.”

“I’m really enjoying it.”

“He has written many books, such as *Save Me*, *Will You Be There?*, and *Returning in Search of Love*.”

“I thought it was art that I, as a Korean Confucian girl, couldn't understand. Maybe it was because some parts were difficult, or because the characters were hard to remember. Let's try reading it again in about six months.”

“That one read a little like a series, kind of like Gilmore Girls. I found it fun, too.”

“My brother had received this book as a gift, so it was at home. I tried reading it and liked it so much that I take it out whenever things are hard. The saying is really true: when I'm in a good mood, I can laugh off a bad situation, and when I'm in a bad mood, even a small thing feels big. Managing your mood may not be easy, but it made me reflect on myself a little. Since I'm the one living my life, I think everything begins with me. If I have good qualities, they'll spread a pleasant scent like perfume and have a positive influence”

“I naturally found myself listening to the Analects. If the Analects seem difficult, maybe you could start with short phrases like this so they’re a little easier to read?”

“I heard it was fun.”

“These days, I’m reading *Reading Schopenhauer at Forty*.”

“I really empathized with it to the point of experiencing catharsis.”

“It’s like a debate among philosophers about love. It allows us to seriously reflect once again on how love is being consumed in modern society, our attitudes toward dating, and things like that.”

“I remember crying so much when I read The Giving Tree as a child.”

“So we bought it together.”

“I watched the movie and read the book, and the book is overwhelmingly more fun. It's really fun.”

“Hahaha, if my mom sees what I read, she might say something, but these are the books I picked up from January through March at the beginning of this year while talking about things like “the energy of the universe.” I think The Nature of Money and Rich Dad Poor Dad are really books worth reading two or three times, and the other books left me with a lesson along the lines of “use your heart for good.” People shouldn’t live narrow-mindedly, you know.”

“Recently, I had a short flight schedule, so I once brought only two books. One of them was so entertaining that I finished it on the plane. It was Lee Do-woo’s *Mail from Mailbox No. 110*. It’s a love story about people in their thirties, and it’s really fun. The book is a bit thick, but I read it almost as if I were watching a drama.”

“A book I read while at the TWICE dorm. A book that made me focus on myself. A book that helped me not be consumed by pressure.”

“I enjoyed reading Animal Farm, so I’ve been trying other books too. Recently, member Yujin and I have been having lots of book talks.”

“What is the most important book you have read?”

“I asked a friend: “Hey, I want to read! Do you have any books to recommend?” And he got really excited and recommended books by Han Kang and Keigo Higashino. So, that was literally everything I read. There was also a book called “Eleven Steps.” It was kind of a book about philo…”

“I’m not someone who reads a lot, but I started reading books while working. I like philosophy.”

“Knulp is a book I found after reading Demian and becoming curious about Hermann Hesse’s work.”