Yuh yuh yuh yuh Hooligan Club, I mean, Book Club of r/bangtan! How we doing? We surviving? I know we’ve been so spoiled and blessed with Bangtan content lately AND we have the first concerts of the tour coming up tomorrow (!!!!) so make sure to grab a floatie (Giphy) and just keep swimming y’all!

What with all the daily drops and excitement, we may have forgotten been distracted from getting this month’s announcement out, so don’t mind us as we just sneak in here (Giphy) and let you know what we’ll be reading in between tour stops!

Our pick for this month is….

The Vegetarian by Han Kang, trans. Deborah Smith

Before the nightmares began, Yeong-hye and her husband lived an ordinary, controlled life. But the dreams—invasive images of blood and brutality—torture her, driving Yeong-hye to purge her mind and renounce eating meat altogether. It’s a small act of independence, but it interrupts her marriage and sets into motion an increasingly grotesque chain of events at home. As her husband, her brother-in-law and sister each fight to reassert their control, Yeong-hye obsessively defends the choice that’s become sacred to her. Soon their attempts turn desperate, subjecting first her mind, and then her body, to ever more intrusive and perverse violations, sending Yeong-hye spiraling into a dangerous, bizarre estrangement, not only from those closest to her, but also from herself.

Hurry and get this book, hurry up and get this book!

See below for options on how to get the book

Author: Han KangPublisher: {Publisher Name}
Original Publication Date: October 30, 2007ISBN-13: 9780553448184
Local libraries (where applicable)Amazon
Google BooksBarnes & Noble
Audible AudiobookSpotify (included in Premium)
Libro.fm

I don’t know your name… but I know when the discussion is.

Schedule for the month

DateEvent
Apr 9Readers’ Choice book announced
Apr 25Books with Luv discussion meeting

Below is a general discussion guide. We will also be preparing some questions for you!

  • Book specific questions: TBD
  • 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.

Ciao for now, my ARMY-gdala!

Drop a line below to let us know if you’ll be joining! Share what you’re looking forward to about this book. Did the book you voted for get picked? Or were you hoping for another book? We’d love to hear it all. See you at the discussion meeting!

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the book or the thread, feel free to tag me or any of the mods or BWL Volunteers.

…and the r/bangtan Mod Team