What Does Kim Hye-soo Read? Reading List & Books (13)

Books Kim Hye-soo has read (13)

Afterlives

A Long Night Hard to Dawn

By the Sea

Disgrace

Ecstasy of Snow History of Singleness I See You Like I See a Flower

Minimal Goodwill

My Beautiful Neighbor Paradise

Poetry of Mindfulness

Rare Consolation The Road

Afterlives by Abdulrazak Gurnah — book cover

A Long Night Hard to Dawn by Zijin Chen — book cover

By the Sea by Abdulrazak Gurnah — book cover

Ecstasy of Snow by Myung Ji-hyun — book cover

History of Singleness by Jean-Claude Bologne — book cover

I See You Like I See a Flower by Na Tae-Joo — book cover

Minimal Goodwill by Moon Yoosuk — book cover

My Beautiful Neighbor by Park Wan-suh — book cover

Paradise by Abdulrazak Gurnah — book cover

Poetry of Mindfulness by Ryu Shiva — book cover

Rare Consolation by Kang Se-hyeong — book cover

The Road by Cormac McCarthy — book cover

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from 13 books

Most-read genre: Fiction (8 books), frequent keywords: English-language Fiction (5)

Genres 13 books with a known genre

Fiction 62%Poetry 15%

Fiction 8
Poetry 2
Society 1
Essays 1
Humanities 1

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My Beautiful Neighbor

Ecstasy of Snow

Korean · Translated

4 : 7

Of 11 literary books: 4 Korean, 7 translated

Authors picked more than once

Abdulrazak Gurnah 3

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Afterlives (그후의 삶)

Abdulrazak Gurnah (عبد الرزاق قرنح)
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2

A Long Night Hard to Dawn | 長夜難明 (동트기 힘든 긴 밤)

Zijin Chen (紫金陈)
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3

By the Sea (바닷가에서)

Abdulrazak Gurnah (عبد الرزاق قرنح)
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4

Disgrace (추락)

J. M. Coetzee

Featured in JoongAng Ilbo's Reading Stars series. Kim Hye-soo was struck by how Western intellect and arrogance crumble in the face of Africa. (Source: JoongAng Ilbo)
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👥 Also read by 1: Park SoHyun(tripleS) All readers →
5

Ecstasy of Snow (눈의 황홀)

Myung Ji-hyun

Known among fans as a Kim Hye-soo recommendation: a visual cultural history of how the ways we see and hear came to be. (Source: Elle Korea)
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6

History of Singleness (독신의 수난사)

Jean-Claude Bologne

One of many books in a reading update Kim Hye-soo posted on social media, and the one that drew attention. (Source: Newsen)
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7

I See You Like I See a Flower (꽃을 보듯 너를 본다)

Na Tae-Joo

Introduced the Na Tae-joo collection in a Welaaa audiobook reading video. (Source: YouTube)
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👥 Also read by 7: DK (SEVENTEEN)Jisoo(BLACKPINK)seonghwa (ATEEZ)Ts’ui Li-yü Myeong JAEHYUN((BOYNEXTDOOR)HANEUL(KISS OF LIFE)j-hope (BTS) All readers →
8

Minimal Goodwill (최소한의 선의)

Moon Yoosuk

Read while preparing a role in Juvenile Justice. Kim Hye-soo shared the line 'the constitution is, in the end, the minimum goodwill for coexistence.' (Source: Nate News)
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9

My Beautiful Neighbor (나의 아름다운 이웃)

Park Wan-suh

A longtime admirer of Park Wan-suh, Kim Hye-soo recorded a narrated edition of this book for Welaaa. (Source: FN Times)
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10

Paradise (낙원)

Abdulrazak Gurnah (عبد الرزاق قرنح)
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11

Poetry of Mindfulness * (마음챙김의 시)

Ryu Shiva
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👥 Also read by 2: IU The 8(SEVENTEEN) All readers →
12

Rare Consolation * (희한한 위로)

Kang Se-hyeong
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👥 Also read by 1: IU All readers →
13

The Road (로드)

Cormac McCarthy

A father and son surviving after civilization falls. The question of what people should live for when dignity is no longer possible hit Kim Hye-soo hard. (Source: JoongAng Ilbo)
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Book titles and author names marked with an asterisk (*) are machine-translated from Korean. No official English edition was confirmed for them, so read them as approximations of the Korean original shown next to them.

Kim Hye-soo book recommendations — FAQ

What books does Kim Hye-soo recommend?

Kim Hye-soo's book recommendations in this archive: Afterlives, I See You Like I See a Flower, My Beautiful Neighbor, Paradise and Ecstasy of Snow, and 8 more. Every book on this page is linked to the interview, YouTube video, SNS post or photo where it came up.

How many books has Kim Hye-soo read?

Kim Hye-soo has 13 books recorded here so far, read or recommended in public Korean-language sources. The list grows whenever a new book mention turns up.

Where do these Kim Hye-soo book recommendations come from?

Book recommendations are only part of it. This reading list also includes books Kim Hye-soo said they were reading or mentioned in interviews, YouTube clips, variety shows, fan-cafe posts and SNS, as well as books spotted in photo shoots and everyday photos. Books Kim Hye-soo wrote, and the original books behind works they starred in, are left out. Everything comes from public sources, and each entry keeps its link so you can check it yourself.