The White Book

I was quite fascinated by this book. I'm a huge fan of books that are ‘visual' in their telling, lyrical words that put you right there in the moment viscerally. You feel the cool damp fog or smell that fresh brewed coffee. Han Kang's short book is a wandering through musings on life and death and family and how those intertwine with the ‘Color' white. Punctuated by black and white photographs, I was immediately pulled into this white world and although hers is told from a personal family tragedy, I couldn't help but find pieces that fit my own story. Little snippets of wondering that echoed my own thoughts, if for a different context. Highly unique and wonderfully written, I highly recommend falling into Han Kang's white world.