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Books I Read While Listening To Lo-Fi Playlists
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items Let's get cozy together! Grab a good book, a cup of your favorite tea or coffee, and an upbeat Lo-Fi playlist. This list is a collaboration of books I have read and Lo-Fi playlists I have enjoyed while reading. There is nothing like an OST from your ...
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From Then to Now: My Favorite Reads
Beautiful Impulses
From Then to Now: My Favorite Reads
From my childhood favorites to the books I just finished, this section holds the reads I love most!
I purchased this at the airport because I wanted a cozy read for my plane ride back home. While reading, I would listen to Lo-Fi Sunday. The vibes matched perfectly for me. If you want a heartwarming story that is all about second chances, I recommen...
The Second Chance Convenience Store By Kim Ho-Yeon
I've heard a lot about The Little Prince from people I've met. I've heard it being referenced in movies and by celebrities. I've heard so much a bout him I thought I knew who The Little Prince was. Until, I realized I've never read the book. Now at 4...
The Little Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
I am an ESL teacher and one of the classes I teach is sort of similar to a book club. Every few weeks a book is chosen, we read it, discuss it, and create projects using the themes of the story. The Dreamer is such a great coming-of-age story. It's h...
The Dreamer By Pam Munoz Ryan & Peter Sis
As an ESL teacher, I get to enjoy reading and discussing books with my students. It’s an absolute joy—it honestly feels like hosting a book club for kids! The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane is said to be the saddest children's story ever written...
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane Deluxe Collector's Edition
I just started reading this book. It feels like a collection of poems and journal entries. If you've read The Vegetarian by the same author, you may want to check this one out. It's one of those books that you read slowly because you want to truly pr...
The White Book by Han Kang
Whale is not for the faint of heart; it's painful and heartbreaking. Geumbok and her daughter, Chunhui, will leave you feeling a whirlwind of emotions—from loss and anger to heartbreak. At the same time, their story teaches you the true meaning of co...
Whale by Myeong-kwan Cheon
I'm the type of reader who would sooner write in a journal my thoughts about a specific passage than actually write inside the pages of the book. I don't even dog-ear the pages! But this book, The Courage to Be Disliked, is one of those books where y...
The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga
I love this story. This is the first book I've read that features a lead African American female FBI undercover agent. I'll admit, the cover is what drew me in at first. But the story—filled with suspense, action, romance, and self-reflection—is what...
A Spy in the Struggle by Aya de León
I'm currently reading this book. The concept that killing an innocent who caused another innocent person to be killed should be a form of justice really intrigued me. Just be forewarned: I didn't realize the main character, Holly Gibney, is a recurri...
Never Flinch By Stephen King
Carrie was one of my first-ever Stephen King novels. I read it when I was 15 years old, and ever since, I've grown a “healthy” obsession with his books and the movies and TV shows that have been adapted from them. Since there's a new Carrie series co...
Carrie By Stephen King
IT by Stephen King was another one of my favorite reads. I remember reading the novel first, then watching the classic television miniseries. Then, when the remastered version came out, I watched it in theaters. I went to Comic-Con many, many years b...
IT By Stephen King
Beautiful Impulses
If you love stories, you know the irresistible temptation of gathering new books before finishing the ones you hold dear. Here lies my collection of beautiful impulses: pages bought for a stunning cover, a captivating synopsis, or the sudden, romanti...
During my travels, I picked up Almond at an airport bookstore after hearing a recommendation from SUGA of BTS. The novel follows the story of Yunjae, a boy who “was born with a brain condition called Alexithymia that makes it hard for him to feel emo...
Almond By Won-pyung Sohn
Ever since reading The Second Chance Convenience Store, I’ve been enchanted by slice-of-life stories about characters chasing their dreams or starting anew. These books are the definition of cozy and heartwarming. Nothing gets me more excited than sn...
Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop By Hwang Bo-reum
“The truth is, Tenderness is different. Operating only in Kyushu, Tenderness stands firm and proud by its motto “Caring for People, Caring for You”, no matter the cause. And for Mitsuhiko, dishing out delicious food is simply the appetizer to his uns...
The Convenience Store by the Sea By Sonoko Machida
“In 1917, deep in the snowy mountains of occupied Korea, an impoverished local hunter on the brink of starvation saves a young Japanese officer from an attacking tiger. In an instant, their fates are connected—and from this encounter unfolds a saga t...
Beasts of a Little Land By Juhea Kim
Here is another treasure I found thanks to V of BTS, who was listening to the audio version during their variety show, In the Soop. The story sounded fascinating, so I purchased it right away. However, I had to put it down during the first chapter be...
The Midnight Library By Matt Haig