Simona Rosso
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She/her. I write about pop culture, and I love dissecting every single medium I come across.
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Navigating self-doubt, staying consistent on a niche and staying true to yourself: the birth of my book newsletter
This may come as a surprise to some of you, if you've been following me on Vocal consistently, but my very first article that I have published online as part of my blogging journey was a book review, written in Italian and published on Medium.
By Simona Rosso10 months ago in BookClub
How NOT TO DIE AGAIN in "Marry My Husband". Content Warning.
It's April 2023 in Seoul, South Korea, and you're a marketing assistant who lives with her husband and former co-worker Park Min-Hwan and his mother. One day, you get one of the worst possible news: you got stomach cancer and the life-saving surgery that you need is unaffordable.
By Simona Rosso2 years ago in Horror
Free resources to study Korean
When I first started self-studying foreign languages, the first language I picked was Korean. While I have put this study on hold, I am extremely grateful for beginning it, not only because of the skill that I have learnt, but also because it introduced me to a handful of useful apps and websites.
By Simona Rosso2 years ago in Education
A woman, destroyed: a review of "The Vegetarian" by Han Kang
The vegetarian is a novel by the South-Korean author Han Kang, published in 2007 and set in modern-day Seoul. The protagonist of the story is Yeong-hye, a young part-time graphic artist and housewife who decides to become vegetarian after a dream. This choice deteriorates her relationship with her husband until they divorce, and it evolves to the point where she is willing to become an actual plant.
By Simona Rosso3 years ago in Critique
Reading doesn't have to be performative.
As a kid in elementary school, I loved any kind of fiction that I could try: books, videogames, films, cartoons, TV series, you name it. However, as I started high school, my interest slowly faded away, and I could not imagine a reason why.
By Simona Rosso3 years ago in BookClub
