I came across this book in a newsletter that my library sends out each Saturday morning. It outlines the latest books in all formats available there. This one interested me largely due to its subtitle. Books about books and reader really appeal to me.
This one is a series of essays originally written in Korean. They are fairly short and cover a variety of topics from Read on a Train to Use a Timer to Visiting the Library. I found some of the translation choices clunky. A few of these may be because the book is in British English.
Overall, I appreciated what the author is doing here. And it is wonderful to see the reading life from the context of another culture. However, I found the translation a little off putting. It was good enough, but I would love to see a native English speaker write a similar book.
My rating: 3/5
