Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo

Review by Nicole Louie Originally published in Korean in 2016 and translated into English in 2020, the cover of the book, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 immediately intrigued me. It has a woman’s head with no facial features and inside it only a desert-like landscape. The...
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata 

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata 

  Review by Nicole Louie Convenience Store Woman tells the story of Keiko Furukura, a 36-year-old woman who has been working at a convenience store in Japan for 18 years.  The novel is based on author Sayaka Murata’s experience working part-time at a convenience...
These Precious Days: Essays, by Ann Patchett

These Precious Days: Essays, by Ann Patchett

Review by Nicole Louie When I first saw Ann Patchett’s book, These Precious Days: Essays, I wondered why the cover has a colorful portrait of a cute dog on the back of a couch. Sifting through two dozen essays spanning almost six decades of Ann’s life, I’d soon learn...

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