Hello readers of /r/bangtan!
We hope you all had an amazing FESTA, survived Hoseok, and are looking forward to all of the craziness that Jin’s tour is bound to bring us! After our month break, we’re back with five BTS-adjacent books to choose from. These books were either seen on a member's bookshelf/in their luggage, recommended by them, were seen being read by them, are books about BTS and their music, or recommendations from the book club.
The ult-list is much longer but we used a randomizer to choose these 5 for the poll and we'll have fresh choices for you each month. Take a look at July’s picks and vote on what we should read next!
Some key dates to remember
(All dates/time are in KST)
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| July 2 | Poll opens now – ends July 5 11:59pm |
| July 6 | Voters’ choice book announced |
| July 22 | Books with Luv discussion meeting |
It should be a crime just to read that much
These are the 5 books you get to choose from for the month of July!
| Title – BTS Connection | Description |
|---|---|
| Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto(1988) – Read by both RM and Suga, mentioned during a 2018 interview. | Kitchen is an enchantingly original and deeply affecting book about mothers, love, tragedy, and the power of the kitchen and home in the lives of a pair of free-spirited young women in contemporary Japan. |
| The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (1988) – Yoongi once recommended this to ARMY on the BTS fancafe | Paulo Coelho's masterpiece tells the mystical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure. His quest will lead him to riches far different—and far more satisfying—than he ever imagined. Santiago's journey teaches us about the essential wisdom of listening to our hearts, of recognizing opportunity and learning to read the omens strewn along life's path, and, most importantly, to follow our dreams. |
| Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami (1987) – RM mentioned he was reading this book during an interview in 2015. | Norwegian Wood is a nostalgic story of loss. It is told from the first-person perspective of Toru Watanabe, who is looking back on his days as a college student in Tokyo. |
| I Want to Die but I Still Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Sehee (2024) – Follow-up book to I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki, which we have read previously. | This is the sequel to the international smash hit. In this new book, Baek Sehee experiences become more complex, as she vulnerably shows that striving for contentment is an ongoing journey. |
| And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (1939) – Held by Jimin during a photo shoot. | Ten people, each with something to hide and something to fear, are invited to an isolated mansion on Indian Island by a host who, surprisingly, fails to appear. On the island they are cut off from everything but each other and the inescapable shadows of their own past lives. One by one, the guests share the darkest secrets of their wicked pasts. And one by one, they die… |
Ten out of ten discussion!
Below is a discussion guide. We will also be preparing some questions for you!
- Book specific questions: TBA
- Fan Chant: Hype/overall reviews
- Ments: favorite quotes
- ARMY Time: playlist/recommendations of songs you associate with the book/chapters/characters
- Do The Wave: sentiments, feels, realizations based on the book
- Encore/Post Club-read Depression Prevention: something the book club can do afterwards (on one’s own leisure time) to help recover from the book hangover.
Baddest out of your fellow Redditors
Thank you to all who participated in our discussions! We hope you all have as much fun with these posts as we do!
We are looking to add to our Books with Luv team!
While being a volunteer with the Books with Luv team you would create the monthly posts, there are four of them (we do use templates that make these posts a lot easier to put together). You will read the book that wins the poll for that month and create discussion questions. With four volunteers that means only doing this four times a year. We also keep our ult list spreadsheet updated with new books we see the guys with and update when we call for recommendations from the sub. Puns and dad jokes aren’t required but are encouraged. If you would like to join our team please comment below or message one of the current volunteers!
As always, if you have questions or suggestions on how we can make discussions even better please let us know. You can post it here or feel free to reach out to any of our lovely volunteers and mods!
Our book club volunteers:
And the r/bangtan Mod Team
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