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I will update the title of this thread as we read. Please use spoiler tags to respect those who finish the current story later.

We will read 2 stories every 2 weeks most weeks, because 4 of the stories are extremely short and others are mid-length.

Here is the schedule:
5/18-5/31: 엄마는 초능력이 있어 (10 pages), 0과 1 사이 (47 pages)
6/1-6/14: 빨간 두건 아가씨 (15 pages), 고요한 시대 (34 pages)
6/15-6/28: 니엔이 오는 날 (14 pages), 세상에서 가장 빠른 사람 (58 pages)
6/29-7/12: 로그스 갤러리, 종로 (59 pages), 걷다, 서다, 돌아가다 (9 pages)
7/13-7/26: 얼마나 닮았는가 (96 pages)
7/27-8/9 : 같은 무게 (31 pages)

I don’t know how much interest there is other than myself and @kelorae. I own this book in physical and bought it 4 years ago, so I’m doing it for my bingo. I think it will be a very good book and I’m sure the genre will be sci-fi (unlike the last one). Kelorae kindly bought the ebook and approved me distributing it, so if anyone else wants to join, leave a comment and I’ll send you the file.

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Reporting in. Would love if more lovely folks would join!

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I’m going to have to skip this, but I wanted to comment something so thst I’d b3 able to find this book later.

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So since it’s just @Kelorae and me reading this, we (I) have been kinda lazy and we have decided we will totally ignore the schedule and just read it.

I did finish the first two stories and I just wanted to say that this book is highly likely to be the best Korean sci-fi I’ve read. I already knew 김보영 wrote great long form but her short stories really hit. Strong Ted Chang vibes.

addendum: third story is also really good

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ok I just want to say it is too bad that no one but Kelorae read this with me because it is far and away the best sci-fi short story collection I have read in any language