201: Ling Ling Huang (NATURAL BEAUTY) & Baek Sehee's I WANT DO DIE BUT I WANT TO EAT TTEOKBOKKI
In This Episode:
Ling Ling Huang stops by the universe of the Zoom Damn Library the day after her book, Natural Beauty, graces shelves. She talks about writing the book in her Notes app, living the classical music life, how she surprised her parents with her book deal, getting shots in her butt for her beauty industry employer, and so much more. Plus, she brought along the Korean bestseller I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki, so of course we have to talk about therapy, and how this book surprises you with its ending.
THE EP. 201 BOOKSHELF
WHAT'D YOU BUY?:
Ling Ling: Golem Girl by Riva Lehrer
Christopher: The Weeds by Katy Simpson Smith, Assasin of Reality by Marina & Sergey Dyachenko
ALSO MENTIONED:
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
Fen, Bog, and Swamp by Annie Proulx
Vita Nostra by Marina & Sergey Dyachenko
Easy Beauty by Chloé Cooper Jones
Parasite (2019, dir. Bong Joon-ho)
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Big Swiss by Jen Beagin
My Struggle by Karl Ove Knausgård
So Mugh Longing in So Little Space: The Art of Edvard Munch by Karl Ove Knausgård
Ulysses by James Joyce
The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Ling Ling: Extraordinary Attorney Woo (Netflix) and The Last of Us (HBO), Succession (HBO), Yellowjackets (Showtime), Unstable (Netflix)
Christopher: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
