Post by @JillsJoy@NerdJoy.social

2026-07-25 01:17 UTC

My e-reader is frozen and has such a long battery life, I have to wait days for it to actually die. 😅 So I borrowed an ebook from my library for the first time and read on my phone. I've seen the two seasons of the #kdrama #Pachinko so far, so decided to read the book, too. The story differs a bit, but respectfully.

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@writerchristina@cupoftea.social 2026-07-25 06:16

@JillsJoy@NerdJoy.social I really loved this book (and a friend gave it to me in Korean as well although I have not attempted to read it in Korean yet).

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@JillsJoy@NerdJoy.social 2026-07-25 21:50

The benefits of watching Asian dramas is that I have an entire internet of friends and MDL to tell me what is good or not. Not so with random ebooks from the library. 😅 (sure, there is GoodReads and whatnot, but that is too much work) Anyway, as a romance novel from 2009 (?!), this was entertaining enough, as long as I ignored the fat-shaming and the exoticising of Romani people. 😬 Like a hotdog at a ball game, it was sufficient. All that to say, I wouldn't turn down reading another.

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@EllenInEdmonton@yeg.bike 2026-07-25 03:07

@JillsJoy@NerdJoy.social I think the book is phenomenal, and I learned so much about Korean-Japanese culture from it. I reread it to watch the series. I feel like the series expanded on it.

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