The stories behind their books

“I regretted thinking, “Why did I only read the author’s book now?””

“Although you may think it’s difficult because it’s a classic, once you open the book, you can enjoy reading it.”

“I read Human Acts while I was in the military. Congratulations.”

““A Thousand Blues,” something like that.”

“It's really fun. I read it in no time.”

““I should look here for what I need to say.” Honestly, I fell asleep. I fell asleep, so I’m going to tell you the title on the cover of that book: “Love as if you’ve never been loved.” I’ll try to love you as if I’ve never been loved. Ah! I love you. Yes.”

“I think young adult literature would probably be best for our baby DIVEs. I thought a book called The Wizard’s Bakery would leave more of an impression on your heart if you read it when you’re really young. So, our baby DIVEs, let’s read a fun book together sometime.”

“I recommend the Japanese novel *Please Eat Something Warm*.”

“What is the most important book you have read?”

“I asked a friend: “Hey, I want to read! Do you have any books to recommend?” And he got really excited and recommended books by Han Kang and Keigo Higashino. So, that was literally everything I read. There was also a book called “Eleven Steps.” It was kind of a book about philo…”

“Because *Memoir of a Murderer* was the book that introduced me to the world of books, and”

“Alain de Botton’s books are difficult even for adults, so there are many parts I don’t understand. But if you read them five or six times, you come to understand, “Oh, that’s what it means.” There’s a shock that comes from that.”

“I read Human Acts after I started my military service”