The stories behind their books

“I remember being captivated by Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea when I read it as a kid.”

“The most recent book I read was *Almond*. A friend told me to give it a read, so I did.”

“The premise of the novel is very unique.”

“Even today, when the word “sublime” has been reduced to a tedious and stifling word, it is unavoidably sublime.”

“I’m very interested in other people’s stories. How could one live without opening one’s ears to the world?”

“At age 20, I suddenly remembered a book called *Reading the Analects Happily*. At the time, while reading it, I felt for the first time that my thinking was awakening, and”

“I started reading *Darkness at Noon* the day before yesterday.”

“I did buy it when I was just thinking, among the people around me, “Why is everyone so weird?””

“So I lowered the level a bit and set myself the goal of reading all of Minumsa’s World Literature Collection before I die.”

“Well, first of all, the reason I started reading it is—there’s a producer. The producer who first got me to debut on a program called New Nonstop, Producer Ginisi, and I have a book club, just the two of us. I was going to introduce this book…”

“How wonderful it must have been”

“Ah, recently, for the first time in my life, I closed a book while reading and cried. I sobbed.”

“If I remember correctly, it’s The Jindo Dog Baekgu Returns.”

“I’ve read a lot of books recently. I read “Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982.” There are other books I can’t remember. I read a lot of books while on vacation.”

“Ah, yes, yes, and then the one with three holes cut in a box, with something inside it, and things like that.”

“This is a book I really recommend to people wondering how they can do their work well.”

“It broadened my perspective and comforted me.”

“Among the many books, one is Music Short Story Collection, a book that gathers short stories inspired by music by five novelists.”

“You have to put down deep roots so you can stand more firmly as you rise.”

“Excuse me Jungkook has bought a copy of Crying in H Mart!!!!!”

“Perhaps it was a book that comforted and encouraged me at the time, as I acknowledged that period—which may have been full of mistakes and failures—and worked toward a better future.”

“I usually don’t like rereading books because I want to hold on to my initial impression of them. I happened to find this book while tidying my room and read it again, and it was fun because it felt different from when I first read it.”

“A few days ago, I took that book out and read it again... It’s still on my desk... I’m grateful to you as much as you loved me—no, even more than that... Rest in peace.”

“I was able to continue the lingering feeling I had experienced in this novel through that poetry collection as well.”

“Narin had recommended me a book called No Longer Human...”

“I wanted to build my own stage with “Ruby.””

““I’m proud of my mentor.””

“If we're talking about books that have stayed with me, I think I've read these three books many times: The Lighthouse Keeper, You Too Are a Daylily, and Yeontan-gil.”

“Actually, there were many more kinds of baby food I fed Seo-a. I recorded them in a notebook or on my phone each time. They said the book shouldn’t be too thick, so I included about 20 recipes and snacks for each stage, making a total of 131 recipes.”

“I read *The Art of Wandering*.”

““Finally😭 finished reading””

“I stopped watching The Ravages of Time partway through.”

“A Thousand Years of Love, Father.”

“This time, I bought a book called The Practice of Not Reacting. I wanted to calm my mind. (Laughs)”

“All I could bring was a book and two pairs of AirPods.”

“Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince”

“I guess I replied to another post... As for books, I’m trying to read The Vegetarian now...”

“There are times when we can’t open up to anyone about anything, shut ourselves away, and feel empty. When our hearts are lonely like that, I think the most important—and truly necessary—thing is for someone to reach out first. The author describes that hand as “connection.” Just as I hope my music can reach someone like a hand reaching out, I hope this book will be like that hand, too. Hoping that love and peace will spread through the world instead of isolation, I recommend this book.”

“The command of language is so impressive, and it really draws you in. Right, it has that immersive quality.”

“My life will be divided into before and after this book is published. If my life up to now was given to me so that I could write this book, then I think my life from now on has been given to me so that I can make people want to read it.”

“The first flapping of wings toward freedom”

“I couldn't finish reading The Three-Body Problem because it had more pages than I expected.”

“Someone recommended a book called Look at This Poem to me.”

“I was so absorbed in the work that I read it in one sitting even while carrying out activities. I even personally recommended it to the members.”

“Author! I read Human Acts while I was in the military. Sniff, congratulations!”

“Through “Professional Lyric Writing,” I’m also learning a lot about writing lyrics that comfort people’s hearts.”

“So I brought along Amélie Nothomb’s *Hygiene and the Assassin*, which I enjoyed reading.”

“A while ago, a director I know gave me What Is Death? as a gift. It compiles lectures by Professor Shelly Kagan of Yale University, but honestly, it’s very difficult.”

“A book called Iroseok, on the topic of… Looking at this book, I thought the keyword “god” was just right for you, experiencing life for the first time, to whom everything in the world is unfamiliar and difficult. So I bought this book too, and since I declared it and lay down…”

“I recently read Harry Potter.”

“It’s very good.”

“One of the books is the novel *To Where the Sun Sets* by author Choi Jin-young. I thought that book was written so, so beautifully...”

““This book contains stories that are hard to encounter in textbooks. If you enjoy history, I recommend that you read it at least once.””

“When I go to a bookstore, I sit down, pile up a ton of books, and read. I like that people at bookstores don’t pay attention to others. I bought a whole bunch just recently, too. There are The Children of Gwaengiburi Village, The Little Prince, Confession, March Is a Red Ravine, Norwegian Wood, and a poetry collection by poet Lee Byung-ryul. I get a lot of book recommendations all the time.”

““I’ve been living in Korea for four years and have read many Korean literary works in English. Each time, I felt, ‘Ah, this is a translation.’ But I was surprised by how excellent the English was in these two works published this time. I think it’s at a higher level than the English I use. (Laughs.)””

“When I was in my teens, I was deeply impressed by Bernard Werber’s book *Papillon*, and its story remained in my heart even into my twenties.”

“Just as I comforted myself by saying, “Not everything is like that,” I hope that through this book, you too will find words of comfort or a perspective of your own.”

“I cried a lot, especially at the parts about parents”

““I also read a book called ‘Moss Forest.’””

“It really deserves it. It’s entertaining, and I imagine a lot as I read.”