Happy Belated Jungkook Day readers of /r/bangtan!
Summer is over and fall is upon us, it’s crazy how fast this year has gone! We also have less than 50 days for the return of our Sunshine! In case you need a little bit of a distraction, below is a poll for our September book club!
Our August discussion about Into the Magic Shop by James R. Doty, MD was so interesting and if you didn’t get a chance to join yet, you can still participate! Please feel free to share any thoughts you had about the book and any book recommendations for BTS members.
As usual, we have 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, or are books about BTS and their music. 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 (we're also taking suggestions for what you'd recommend to each member.) Take a look at September’s picks and vote on what we should read next!
Some key dates to remember
(All dates/time are in KST)
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| September 2 | Poll opens now – ends September 5 11:59pm |
| September 6 | Voters’ choice book announced |
| September 20 | Books with Luv discussion meeting |
You make me begin, You make me begin, You make me begin…reading
These are the 5 books you get to choose from for the month of September!
| Title – BTS Connection | Description |
|---|---|
| Blood Memory by Martha Graham (1991) – Martha Graham was quoted during the art film for the orchestral version of Black Swan. | Martha Graham, the extraordinary creative force who ranks with Picasso and Stravinsky, broke traditional molds and ultimately changed the way we look at the world. Blood Memory invites readers to explore her phenomenal life and highlights the unforgettable images that encompass her work. |
| Blonote by Tablo (2016) – Namjoon received a personal copy of the book from Tablo in 2016. | Rapper Tablo hosted his own radio show, “Dreaming with Tablo”. Every day, he shared short messages with his listeners. The topics of the messages covered everything from family, friends, hectic daily routines, relationships, and much more. The book is filled with personal messages handwritten by famous musicians, movie directors, comedians, models, designers, and DJs among many others. |
| Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang(2002) – Spotted on Namjoon’s bookshelf in his studio. | Stories of Your Life and Others is a collection of short stories by American writer Ted Chiang. This Hugo and Nebula award winning collection even had a major motion picture made of one of its short stories (Arrival). |
| The Stranger by Albert Camus (1942) – Namjoon talked about The Stranger during a live in 2019 in regards to writing lyrics. | The Stranger has long been considered a classic of twentieth-century literature. Through this story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on a sundrenched Algerian beach, Camus explored what he termed “the nakedness of man faced with the absurd.” |
| Human Acts by Han Kang (2014) – Recommended by Namjoon during a live. | In the midst of a violent student uprising in South Korea, a young boy is shockingly killed. The story of this tragic episode unfolds in a sequence of interconnected chapters as the victims and the bereaved encounter suppression, denial, and the echoing agony of the massacre. |
Take my hands now, This book club is the cause of my euphoria
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.
Are you feeling the rush…of finding a new favorite book?!
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
Vote for the book you would like to discuss in the next book club!
240902 /r/bangtan Books with Luv: The name is Jungkook, the books are nationwide. Help Us Pick A Book From This Month’s Reader’s Choice Poll!
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