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🇬🇧 "An anthem for freedom, individuality and motherhood featuring a plucky, spirited heroine who rebels against the tradition-bound world of the barnyard, The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly is a novel of universal resonance that also opens a window on Korea, where it has captivated millions of readers.” . Would you look at this gorgeous cover! And who wouldn’t read this after reading that blurb? A long time bestseller in South Korea, this little book was adapted into a film, a play, a musical and has been translated into many languages. I’m really excited for this one. Have you read it? . 🇹🇷 "Özgürlüğü, bireyselliği, analığı temel alarak çiftliğin geleneklerle sarılı dünyasına başkaldıran, yürekli ve ilham sahibi bir dişi kahramanın hikayesini anlatan Uçabileceğini Hayal Eden Tavuk, aynı zamanda evrensel yankının romanıdır ve milyonlarca okura ulaşmıştır.” . Şu kapağın güzelliğine bakar mısınız! Ayrıca böylesi bir tanıtım yazısına sahip bir kitabı kim okumak istemez? Uzun yıllar çoksatanlarda kalan bu minik kitap bir filme, müzikale ve oyuna adapte edilmiş ve aynı zamanda onlarca dile çevrilmiş. Okumak için gerçekten sabırsızlandıklarımdan. Siz okudunuz mu? . . . . . . . . #uçabileceğinihayaledentavuk #thehenwhodreamedshecouldfly #sunmihwang #koreanliterature #koreedebiyatı #readaroundtheworld #readtheworld #bookcover #readdiversebooks #diversebooks #readdiversely #booklife #reader #kitap #okuyorum #okumahalleri #kitapkurdu #allthebooks #korean #readersofinstagram (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqIIzWxFA8d/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=dib2u1spkkiy

#Nigeria // #readaroundtheworld . "I understand how a word others use every day can become something whispered in the dark to soothe a wound that just won't heal. I remember thinking I would never hear it spoken without unravelling a little, wondering if I would ever get to say it in the light. So I recognize the gift in this simple pronouncement, the promise of a beginning in this one word." . Omg this book had me all kinds of wrecked not only with the weaving in and out of various and surprising plot twists, but I had such introspection about marriage and relationships and how “morals and principles” are often sacrificed in the name of things we desperately desire. The two main characters, Yejide and Akin, were not lovable characters in my opinion. They were selfish at best lol, but likable in the sense that they were authentic. The way they communicated with each other and interacted made them identifiable. This book also had me pondering over the idea of how some couples want children thinking it will “fix” things or “fill voids”. This is not a happy story but one that I completely fell in love with. . This narrative highlights the collapse of the family unit. It also reminds me of how women are expected to bare the weight of the world and hold it together mentally despite any circumstances. Historically black women have been inadvertently taught that putting up with it all equates strength and resilience to which I 100% disagree. In this case it was Yejide. Akin pushed her to her limits yet she was blamed by his family for everything that took place. There’s that good old patriarchal system for you 👌🏽. . There is a ✨ FULL REVIEW✨ of this book up on the blog. I just had so many thoughts about it. A+++++++++ reading. Thank you so much @aaknopf for sending this my way. . Hope you all are okay, living well & breathing easy.,💕

“Glass is transparent, right? And fragile. That's the fundamental nature of glass. And that's why objects that are made of glass have to be handled with care. After all, if they end up smashed or cracked or chipped, then they're good for nothing, right, you just have to chuck them away. Before, we used to have a kind of glass that couldn't be broken. A truth so hard and clear it might as well have been made of glass. So when you think about it, it was only when we were shattered that we proved we had souls. That what we really were was humans made of glass.” ~ Han Kang, Human Acts . If you saw my story talking about Human Acts then you saw this quote. This is my first finished book of the year!! Honestly after reading The Vegetarian, I was antsy going into Kang’s second book. TV was VERY disturbing to say the least and not in a way where I loved it. This book is far more gory because Kang provides excruciating details of what she remembers hearing family & friends discuss regarding the heinous “human acts” that took place during the Gwangju Uprising in the 80s. Through these characters she’s trying to understand humanity & death and how these things intertwine so as distressing as this book is it’s more emotional. . I was talking to @_wolfandmoon about this book and the women factory workers who simply wanted fair treatment, equal rights & wages. They were fearless and mobilized despite their lives being in danger. It is always the underdog, those deemed the “second class citizens” that rages against tryanny and oppression. My FULL REVIEW is up on le blog {LINK IN BIO}. . I am fascinated by Kang’s storytelling. I found a really awesome interview Kang did with @thewhitereview that someone shared on @goodreads which I also shared in my blog post. I joined #readaroundtheworld that my wonderful friend @baosbooks told me about. If you are joining this would be a great one to add to your list. . Hope you are having a lovely peaceful Thursday! 💕

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