a burst of feelings
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by Won-pyung Sohn
→ Fiction
→ Genres: Literary Fiction
→ Rating: ♦♦♦♦
→ Date Finished: June 13, 2021
The book in three sentences
1. Being fearless does not equal being courageous.
2. Emotions make us who we are as a human.
3. Children can love, should be given love, and can have an abundance of love more than any of us can imagine.
Impressions
The content intrigued me from the start to finish. I love every chapter of it: the anticipation, the storytelling from Yunjae’s perspective, and the topic of alexithymia itself. The more I read the story, the more I felt sympathy for Yunjae and how people treated him differently, just like Gon—their obstacles, their interactions with other people, and how Yunjae was able to feel at the end made everything all the more worthwhile.
How I discovered it
I was looking for Korean novels to read and I stumbled upon this book. As an unspoken and mental rule, I guess, I frequently wouldn’t read a book’s synopsis nor background information and just get right into it, except for potentially triggering content. I also saw that a mutual of mine was reading this, though I did realize that after the first few chapters.
Who should read it?
I personally think this is for teenagers and adults who prefer short reads and who are interested in understanding the human mind.
How did the book change me?
It made me treasure my interactions with children, particularly with my younger siblings more. This debut novel by Won-pyung also captures how emotions and feelings are essential in beings like me and you, that vulnerability should not be something to shy away from, and that emotions like fear, happiness, sorrow, sadness and bliss are fundamental in our lives and how we interact with the world. I believe it also sets an impact on how we view children. It raises the question about our preconceived assumptions of young people, and that they will grow up as different & unique in the future. It was worthwhile to ponder over that. This book is definitely one of my favorite reads so far.
Top three quotes from the book
1. "Mom said everything was for my sake, calling it love. But to me, it seemed more like we were doing this out of her own desperation not to have a child that was different."
2. "People said there was no way to understand Gon. I didn’t agree with them. It’s just that nobody ever tried to see through him."
3. "Life takes on various flavors as it flows. I’ve decided to confront it. Confront whatever life throws at me, as I always have. And however much I can feel, nothing more, nothing less."
by Won-pyung Sohn
→ Fiction
→ Genres: Literary Fiction
→ Rating: ♦♦♦♦
→ Date Finished: June 13, 2021
The book in three sentences
1. Being fearless does not equal being courageous.
2. Emotions make us who we are as a human.
3. Children can love, should be given love, and can have an abundance of love more than any of us can imagine.
Impressions
The content intrigued me from the start to finish. I love every chapter of it: the anticipation, the storytelling from Yunjae’s perspective, and the topic of alexithymia itself. The more I read the story, the more I felt sympathy for Yunjae and how people treated him differently, just like Gon—their obstacles, their interactions with other people, and how Yunjae was able to feel at the end made everything all the more worthwhile.
How I discovered it
I was looking for Korean novels to read and I stumbled upon this book. As an unspoken and mental rule, I guess, I frequently wouldn’t read a book’s synopsis nor background information and just get right into it, except for potentially triggering content. I also saw that a mutual of mine was reading this, though I did realize that after the first few chapters.
Who should read it?
I personally think this is for teenagers and adults who prefer short reads and who are interested in understanding the human mind.
How did the book change me?
It made me treasure my interactions with children, particularly with my younger siblings more. This debut novel by Won-pyung also captures how emotions and feelings are essential in beings like me and you, that vulnerability should not be something to shy away from, and that emotions like fear, happiness, sorrow, sadness and bliss are fundamental in our lives and how we interact with the world. I believe it also sets an impact on how we view children. It raises the question about our preconceived assumptions of young people, and that they will grow up as different & unique in the future. It was worthwhile to ponder over that. This book is definitely one of my favorite reads so far.
Top three quotes from the book
1. "Mom said everything was for my sake, calling it love. But to me, it seemed more like we were doing this out of her own desperation not to have a child that was different."
2. "People said there was no way to understand Gon. I didn’t agree with them. It’s just that nobody ever tried to see through him."
3. "Life takes on various flavors as it flows. I’ve decided to confront it. Confront whatever life throws at me, as I always have. And however much I can feel, nothing more, nothing less."