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  I do not know how it works for you, but my decision to read a book is usually shaped by a recommendation or a review. I tend to read books that I become aware of through the suggestions of a writer or academic whose opinions I value, an influencer I enjoy following on social media, or someone in my own social circle whose taste I trust. Of course, this is not always the case. From time to time, I also choose books by researching topics I am interested in, or by purchasing the latest work of an author I already follow out of curiosity. When I bought A Tale of Two Cities , however, I had no prior knowledge of it at all. I did not know when or where it was written, who the author was, or even what the book was about. The only thought that pushed me to buy it was this: “Halil, you never read classic novels.” When I saw the book, I found myself thinking, “Which two cities, and what kind of story could this be?” and I purchased it with a small sense of curiosity. Unfortunately, it too...

I’m sure everyone has asked themselves this question dozens, maybe even hundreds of times. In fact, not only themselves, but many people have also asked it online and tried to find an answer. After getting lost in all the details and complexity, the excitement and motivation to read disappeared, and they gave up halfway through. Later, with sudden bursts of interest in comics, the cycle was triggered again, but once more, it burned out at the same point and the subject was closed. At some point, you might have felt like you finally found a way out and decided what to read — but then either you couldn’t find the very first issue of the series you wanted to start, or you thought: “Damn, if one single comic book costs this much, how much will I have to spend if I want to read the whole series?” and sadly gave up once again. As someone who has experienced these exact feelings myself, and who still decided to start reading despite the cost, I will try to help you based on my own experience...

To be honest, I’ve started to feel a bit uncomfortable always beginning with “Hello again after a long break.” I wish I could read and write more frequently. I can’t say that I read a lot, but I definitely read more than I write. For example, I had been reading the Game of Thrones series, which I never intended to turn into a blog post. I’ve taken a break from that lately, but now I’m here with a different book. Over the past two months, I’ve read two books, and I had planned to write blog posts about both. This post is about one of them. Anyway, let’s get to the point. Today, I bring you a South Korean bestseller: Yeonnam-dong's Smiley Laundromat . While reading this book, I realized something: I may have never read a novel written in the recent (late 21st century) period before. As you may already know from my blog, I’m not much of a novel reader, and when I did read novels, I mostly preferred classics. So, reading this book allowed me to experience emotions I hadn’t really fe...