Reviews
I wondered whether to buy it, and this book proved that hesitation was completely unnecessary. I couldn't put it down, even while nodding off. It has been a long time since I felt so sorry to see how few pages were left. I hope Kim Sara writes lots more novels. 🙏
Would the answers I came up with back then have been wrong? If I write them all down in a notebook and work through them again, will I find you in the answer key? What was the right answer for us? Over drinks, Han Jian keeps glancing at Kim Bana, a first-year student in the liberal studies program. Her eyes look a little sharp, and after a few drinks her unfocused gaze seems vulnerable, but she also looks stubborn. Jian cannot stop watching her. Bana wonders if Jian is looking at her. His eyes
How many people have had a relationship with an ex end well? Starting adult life freely at college after graduating high school is exciting beyond measure, though that freedom also comes with responsibility. This is a realistic, free-spirited book about college romance, though of course it centers on a former couple. It opens with the question, “A relationship with an X you thought was completely over—would you start it again?” That makes you wonder whether the breakup with the ex ended on good
Web drama writer Kim Sara, who has been winning popularity, makes her debut as a novelist with My X Wrong-Answer Notebook. It vividly portrays the emotions of a college couple in the 2010s as they meet, break up, and later meet again. From their first meeting at college, the two think of each other as destined soulmates. Even while dating other people, they share an emotional bond that only they understand. The lively dialogue is fun, sometimes serious, and captures the feel of that era. People
When people remember their first love, everyone seems to have one that was thrilling and heart-fluttering enough to make a novel out of it. These days people may date in middle or high school, but when I was young, for most people serious dating began around college, just as they became adults. The excitement of admission, a new semester, and a fresh start, after being in a mostly male or mostly female environment, gave way to the tender feelings of attraction and interest as we mixed with
The publisher provided the book, and this review reflects my personal opinion. P. 201: “Everything seemed to slow down, as if in slow motion. All the many people around them disappeared, and it felt as though only Jian and Bana were left in the world. In truth, it seemed as if time had stopped with the two twenty-year-olds shaking hands for the first time, and a long while had passed.” The table of contents first caught my eye because it is arranged in a question-and-answer format, like the
'Stop showing up in my dreams, Jian.' 'If I'm still in your dreams, you must still like me.' Oh my gosh, now I'm getting butterflies too! What if one of your many friends is a person of the opposite sex and you get along especially well? That could get awkward. And what if each of you gets a boyfriend or girlfriend? Even more awkward. Then what if one or both of you develop romantic feelings? What do you do? You might think you would be even better together because you get along so well, but if
Kim Sara's first full-length novel, My X Wrong-Answer Notebook, is a lively campus romance set in the 2010s. Bana and Jian move between friendship and romance until they become exes; starting again from that point, they walk the line between friendship and love until they reach an ending. It is a difficult yet sweet journey, told in an energetic voice. Perhaps because of the title, the table of contents is also made up of questions: 1. Is it right to contact an ex again? 2. How does sharing a
MyXWrongAnswerNotebook KimSara Romance Momo I picked this book because I was drawn to Sanho's cover art, only to realize it was Volume 1. I'm going into this youthful romance and its unforgettable story about an ex. She breaks up with a tall, attractive, kind man who earns well and constantly tells her he loves her, after dating him for four years, all because of that pasta. Regret suddenly comes crashing over her. She does not regret breaking up with her boyfriend; she regrets the man she met
Romance reality-show addicts: if you've watched everything and have nothing left to watch, I recommend this book. Especially if you're in college now—or were once a college student—read it. It'll make you feel like your memories have been rewritten. It's so much fun, and the realism is incredible.
Kim Sara: My X Wrong Answer Notebook 1
200% authentic period detail, 500% return to the past, 1,000% immersion: a campus push-and-pull romance between a male friend and a female friend! Kim Sara, who rose to prominence as a hitmaker through scripts for web-drama sensation A-Teen seasons 1 and 2, Farther Than Sadang, Closer Than Uijeongbu seasons 1 and 2, Today the Brothers Are Peaceful, and Office Watch seasons 1 and 2, now meets print readers with My X Mistake Notebook, a romance novel perfect for spring. Kim Sara's first full-length novel is a lively campus romance set at a university in the 2010s. Bana and Jian move back and forth between friendship and romance, reach the point of becoming exes, then begin again as exes and walk the line between friendship and romance before reaching an ending. The author's versatility shines as she moves freely between comedy and tragedy, sitcom and melodrama, and skillfully crosses the boundary between hyper-realistic romance that anyone can relate to and the campus fantasy everyone has dreamed of at least once. For readers who attended college in the early 2010s, the book will be a welcome gift that awakens tender memories of loving with all their hearts; for readers just entering their twenties, it will be a dating guide that offers the thrilling feeling of living through one's own love story. [Volume 1 synopsis] Kim Bana is 27. She has broken up with her boyfriend of four years, yet strangely misses another “X.” Han Jian, once her best friend and worst ex, still appears in her dreams. If they met again now, could their ending be a little different?
Korean title: 나의 X 오답노트 1
Korean author: 김사라
Korean publisher: 모모
ISBN-13: 9791193358894
Reviews
I wondered whether to buy it, and this book proved that hesitation was completely unnecessary. I couldn't put it down, even while nodding off. It has been a long time since I felt so sorry to see how few pages were left. I hope Kim Sara writes lots more novels. 🙏
Would the answers I came up with back then have been wrong? If I write them all down in a notebook and work through them again, will I find you in the answer key? What was the right answer for us? Over drinks, Han Jian keeps glancing at Kim Bana, a first-year student in the liberal studies program. Her eyes look a little sharp, and after a few drinks her unfocused gaze seems vulnerable, but she also looks stubborn. Jian cannot stop watching her. Bana wonders if Jian is looking at her. His eyes
How many people have had a relationship with an ex end well? Starting adult life freely at college after graduating high school is exciting beyond measure, though that freedom also comes with responsibility. This is a realistic, free-spirited book about college romance, though of course it centers on a former couple. It opens with the question, “A relationship with an X you thought was completely over—would you start it again?” That makes you wonder whether the breakup with the ex ended on good
Web drama writer Kim Sara, who has been winning popularity, makes her debut as a novelist with My X Wrong-Answer Notebook. It vividly portrays the emotions of a college couple in the 2010s as they meet, break up, and later meet again. From their first meeting at college, the two think of each other as destined soulmates. Even while dating other people, they share an emotional bond that only they understand. The lively dialogue is fun, sometimes serious, and captures the feel of that era. People
When people remember their first love, everyone seems to have one that was thrilling and heart-fluttering enough to make a novel out of it. These days people may date in middle or high school, but when I was young, for most people serious dating began around college, just as they became adults. The excitement of admission, a new semester, and a fresh start, after being in a mostly male or mostly female environment, gave way to the tender feelings of attraction and interest as we mixed with
The publisher provided the book, and this review reflects my personal opinion. P. 201: “Everything seemed to slow down, as if in slow motion. All the many people around them disappeared, and it felt as though only Jian and Bana were left in the world. In truth, it seemed as if time had stopped with the two twenty-year-olds shaking hands for the first time, and a long while had passed.” The table of contents first caught my eye because it is arranged in a question-and-answer format, like the
'Stop showing up in my dreams, Jian.' 'If I'm still in your dreams, you must still like me.' Oh my gosh, now I'm getting butterflies too! What if one of your many friends is a person of the opposite sex and you get along especially well? That could get awkward. And what if each of you gets a boyfriend or girlfriend? Even more awkward. Then what if one or both of you develop romantic feelings? What do you do? You might think you would be even better together because you get along so well, but if
Kim Sara's first full-length novel, My X Wrong-Answer Notebook, is a lively campus romance set in the 2010s. Bana and Jian move between friendship and romance until they become exes; starting again from that point, they walk the line between friendship and love until they reach an ending. It is a difficult yet sweet journey, told in an energetic voice. Perhaps because of the title, the table of contents is also made up of questions: 1. Is it right to contact an ex again? 2. How does sharing a
MyXWrongAnswerNotebook KimSara Romance Momo I picked this book because I was drawn to Sanho's cover art, only to realize it was Volume 1. I'm going into this youthful romance and its unforgettable story about an ex. She breaks up with a tall, attractive, kind man who earns well and constantly tells her he loves her, after dating him for four years, all because of that pasta. Regret suddenly comes crashing over her. She does not regret breaking up with her boyfriend; she regrets the man she met
Romance reality-show addicts: if you've watched everything and have nothing left to watch, I recommend this book. Especially if you're in college now—or were once a college student—read it. It'll make you feel like your memories have been rewritten. It's so much fun, and the realism is incredible.
