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My thoughts after reading ‘Shouldn’t You Know More About the Three Kingdoms Than About Women?’ The title includes the phrase ‘than about women,’ which made me wonder what it meant. After reading the book, I could imagine that before writing it, the author had studied the Three Kingdoms in depth through many formats—including games—and prepared a substantial amount of material. Like the sharp journalist she is, she analyzes the figures of the Three Kingdoms in her own distinctive style and
Jeong Mi-hyun: Still, shouldn't you know more about the Three Kingdoms than a woman?
“Don’t even talk to someone who hasn’t read Romance of the Three Kingdoms three times,” they say. But who has time to read it three times in this busy world? And even if you do, apparently the official histories tell a different story. Then, after reading those, you hear there are still other historical records. What? The Three Kingdoms you thought you knew was wrong! The version you never knew is here, too. You don’t have to read the whole story three times or examine every edition. This book will make you feel as if you’ve read it thirty times.
Korean title: 그래도 여자보다는 삼국지에 대해 잘 알아야 하지 않겠어요?
Korean author: 정미현
Korean publisher: 바른북스
ISBN-13: 9791193879665
Reviews
My thoughts after reading ‘Shouldn’t You Know More About the Three Kingdoms Than About Women?’ The title includes the phrase ‘than about women,’ which made me wonder what it meant. After reading the book, I could imagine that before writing it, the author had studied the Three Kingdoms in depth through many formats—including games—and prepared a substantial amount of material. Like the sharp journalist she is, she analyzes the figures of the Three Kingdoms in her own distinctive style and
