Roberto

While I was picking up 2 books on my list from a local bookshop I noticed they had a promotion 2+1, so I had to choose from that pile a third book. I picked this one because I liked the cover even if you should not judge a book by it. And even more ironically this is one of the messages in the book. But it gave me a good feeling and I have not read a south korean novel until now, so I decided now it's a good time to starts as I have already watched and enjoyed multiple films and tv shows from them.

Now to the book. It's a cute little story, like a Christmas hallmark movie. A homeless man, goes by the name Dok-Go, gets a job at a minimarket after finding and returning the owner's wallet, miss Yeom. The action starts in Autumn and goest past Christman and New Year until spring, so it can be a nice reading even in the winter holidays. Each chapter is from a different character's perspective and this is one of the strengths of the book. Some characters may seem one-dimensional from another one's perspective, but when you get to their story you learn more about them, you see how life does not always go as planned and people may not be able to deal with life in the best way.

Starts a little slow with our protagonist, Sandman the lord of dreams, trapped by humans. But it becomes better as you read along, the journey taking you in a lot of different places including hell. And the last chapter, the sound of her wings, is a beautiful conclusion of the story.

I watched films and cartoons about Superman, but I have never read a comic. Nice reading, action-packed and with plenty of heart. I like how we see him without his costume, just in a t-shirt, jeans and boots.

In an era in which we are flooded with information it's clear that we need a way to organize the abundance of data. Some self help books can be very mystical and not at all practical, but this one contains concrete tips. Only after applying the lessons from these books for a few months I could say with certainty if it's good or not, but I'd say the start is pretty good. Can't say it's groundbreaking, we all know that it's good to take notes and organize them. What this book does well is to provide a framework from where to start to better organize our (digital) life.

A Language of Dragons' gives us Hunger Games vibes in a post-WWI world where dragons speak human tongues. The dystopian setting hits familiar YA notes, but offers enough novelty to stay interesting.

The protagonist is divisive – teacher's pet smart and ambitious, but with enough depth to make her compelling, unlike the supporting cast which are two-dimensional.

The book's biggest flaw? Despite promising an epic civil war between dragon-human factions, we mostly get stuck in a house with teenagers learning about the conflict through radio broadcasts.