• 5 stars

    “The Vegetarian” by Han Kang Book Review

    September 9, 2024 - By 

    Imagine that one day you wake up a changed person. The Vegetarian by Han Kang attempts to answer the question of why. Enter Yeong-hye. When she suddenly wakes up a vegan, her only explanation being that she “had a dream,” her unremarkable life is delineated as something unthinkable. Her meat-loving…

  • 4 stars

    “Almond” by Sohn Won-Pyung Book Review

    August 4, 2024 - By 

    I won’t tell you whether it has a happy ending or a tragic ending…neither you nor I nor anyone can ever really know whether a story is happy or tragic. There is a melancholy that permeates through this entire book. It toes the line between alienation and friendship, hope and…