"The smell. It was so foul that it forced itself all the way to the bottom of his lungs and rattled his intestines."
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City of Ash and Red: A Novel | 
"The smell. It was so foul that it forced itself all the way to the bottom of his lungs and rattled his intestines."
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pickSo this was good and super weird... and I love weird books, but definitely finished and thought, “what the f*#& did I just read?” Nearly at all times disgusting, shocking and disturbing.
Tea fortune come true... hot tea, a good (weird) book and a kitty on my lap.
pickThis interesting little book is a dystopia. I think. Or maybe a man‘s descent into mental illness? Or maybe it‘s really an allegory that went over my head, as I definitely don‘t know enough about Korean history or current events to pick up on an allegory. But this was interesting and unusual. The main character is not named, and his story makes odd sense—until it doesn‘t. #intranslation #koreanlit #dystopia
Well I finished it! City of Ash and Red is disturbing and often disgusting, but I kept reading because it was well written. It‘s hard to describe this book, so here is a review (with spoilers) from Tor https://www.tor.com/2018/11/09/book-reviews-city-of-ash-and-red-by-hye-young-pyu...
Women in Translation readathon: the gap between original publication and translation spans at least 5 years
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Made my TBR for Women in Translation readathon and immediately started reading a different book 🤦🏻♀️ So far this is intriguing - MC gets transferred to a city in another country which is in the midst of a major trash crisis, but can‘t understand exactly what is happening because he doesn‘t speak the local language well
#womenintranslation #witreadathon #korea #summersendreadathon
There are so many books I'm going to be reading over the next 5 days as I try and quit smoking cold turkey... A book about jazz, several Dedalus books of decadence, poetry, and this one I heard about in the Boston Review... Wish me luck! I'm certainly going to need it!
Just got to part two of a City of Ash and Red. Enjoying it so far. It‘s the first book I‘ve read by a Korean author and it‘s interesting to see the cultural differences in how the character think and behave. I‘ve noticed some things being said or happening in the book that wouldn‘t necessarily be the norm in America. Has anyone else noticed this?
