{"id":14532,"date":"2026-05-26T12:35:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T03:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weami.kr\/?p=14532"},"modified":"2026-06-16T11:27:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T02:27:06","slug":"book-review-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weami.kr\/en\/book-review-8\/","title":{"rendered":"<span class=\"hide-archive\">#8 Book Review: <\/span>Beneath the Wheel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14532\" class=\"elementor elementor-14532\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9961ad7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9961ad7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a736ad\" data-id=\"7a736ad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f58033 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f58033\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/weami.kr\/en\/book-review-8\/\">Beneath the Wheel<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5fd48b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5fd48b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">bOOK rEVIEW - o8<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4d5fa1 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"a4d5fa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-828c621 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>May 26, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-1ae2a35 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"commentCount\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/weami.kr\/en\/book-review-8\/#respond\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-comment-dots\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-70ba446 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"elementor-avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/54613c66c853350a71cc90516a092caff8eb993f9d0b922d8a8087ddcf94db8a?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=x\" alt=\"Picture of HYUN\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHYUN\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2d377b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2d377b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u26a0\ufe0f This archive is read and written in Korean, and translated using AI, <br \/>so there may be errors or awkward expressions.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-25f4f26 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class=\"eicon-star\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-icon-wrapper e-icon-marked\" style=\"--e-rating-icon-marked-width: 0%;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-star\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-icon-wrapper e-icon-unmarked\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-star\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d6943b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d6943b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db3ccb8\" data-id=\"db3ccb8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0ff937 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0ff937\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">3-Line Summary<\/h2><ul><li><p data-path-to-node=\"2,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The Illusion of Societal Success:<\/b> The novel serves as a haunting critique of institutional systems that value rigid academic achievement over the soul, warning us that chasing external validation can lead to the loss of one&#8217;s true self.<\/p><\/li><li><p data-path-to-node=\"2,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"2,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The Tragedy of Suppressed Individuality:<\/b> It offers a painful realization that denying a person&#8217;s inner nature, creativity, and unique rhythm of life\u2014essentially forcing them under the &#8220;wheels&#8221; of conformity\u2014is a slow destruction of the human spirit.<\/p><\/li><li><p data-path-to-node=\"2,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"2,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The Call for Total Self-Acceptance:<\/b> Ultimately, Hesse nudges the reader to recognize that true growth does not come from meeting the aggressive demands of the world, but from listening to and honoring the fragile, authentic voice within.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19703b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19703b1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52bbb88\" data-id=\"52bbb88\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90a2536 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90a2536\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Quote<\/h2><ul><li><p>It was the old struggle between critique and creation, science and art, in which the former is always right but has nothing to offer, while the latter always sows the seeds of faith, love, consolation, beauty, and immortality, and always finds good soil. For life is stronger than death, and faith is stronger than doubt.<\/p><\/li><li><p>We often see the state and the school busy tearing out by the roots a few exceptional and deep minds that appear every year.<br \/>Those who are hated by schoolmasters above all others, those who succeed in escaping or are expelled, may later become the ones who bestow treasures upon our nation.<br \/>But many ruin themselves and perish in internal straying. Who knows how many of them there are!<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Answer<\/h2><ul><li><p data-path-to-node=\"2\">This quote is honestly undeniable. We\u2019re always fighting some kind of battle, and yeah, there are definitely right, objective answers out there.<br \/>But at the end of the day, the subjective things are the ones that actually survive. And honestly, it\u2019s those exact subjective things that keep us alive.<br \/>Sure, objective facts give us comfort. But the subjective stuff? It makes something deep inside us just boil up, even if we can&#8217;t quite put it into words.<\/p><\/li><li><p data-path-to-node=\"2\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Hermann Hesse\u2019s generation and ours? There&#8217;s literally no difference.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">They still hide behind education and morality just to cram a bunch of rules and systems down our throats.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">And the moment someone decides to break free and actually follow their own spirit, they get hated on or thrown out.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Why? Because the system knows that the person has the power to change people.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">The world shuts them out, but they always make a comeback.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">And they end up inspiring and moving everyone.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Of course, just like this quote says, a lot of them get destroyed along the way.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Probably way more than we think. But hey, so what?<br \/><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">At least they didn&#8217;t spend their whole lives just living as a cog in the machine.<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b4fc00e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b4fc00e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e75f15\" data-id=\"4e75f15\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3634bec elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3634bec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f50a30 elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f50a30\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc84ccb\" data-id=\"fc84ccb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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data-settings=\"{&quot;columns&quot;:&quot;6&quot;,&quot;item_ratio&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.42,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;item_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"portfolio.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio elementor-grid elementor-posts-container\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-portfolio-item elementor-post  post-14849 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/weami.kr\/en\/book-review-9\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__img elementor-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/weami.kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Steppenwolf-203x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-14854\" alt=\"Book Review #9\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weami.kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Steppenwolf-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/weami.kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Steppenwolf-693x1024.jpg 693w, https:\/\/weami.kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Steppenwolf-768x1134.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weami.kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Steppenwolf.jpg 872w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__title\">\n\t\t<span class=\"hide-archive\">#9 Book Review: <\/span>Steppenwolf\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-portfolio-item elementor-post  post-14532 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/weami.kr\/en\/book-review-8\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__img elementor-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/weami.kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Beneath-the-Wheel-202x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-14536\" alt=\"Book review-Beneath the Wheel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weami.kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Beneath-the-Wheel-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/weami.kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Beneath-the-Wheel.jpg 505w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__title\">\n\t\t<span class=\"hide-archive\">#8 Book Review: <\/span>Beneath the Wheel\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-portfolio-item elementor-post  post-14256 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/weami.kr\/en\/book-archive-o7\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__img elementor-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"192\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/weami.kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Spirit-Soul-Body-192x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-14259\" alt=\"Spirit Soul &amp; Body\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weami.kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Spirit-Soul-Body-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/weami.kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Spirit-Soul-Body-656x1024.jpg 656w, https:\/\/weami.kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Spirit-Soul-Body-768x1198.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weami.kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Spirit-Soul-Body.jpg 827w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__title\">\n\t\t<span class=\"hide-archive\">BOOK archive o7<\/span>Spirit, Soul &amp; Body\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-portfolio-item elementor-post  post-14230 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/weami.kr\/en\/book-archive-o6\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__img elementor-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/weami.kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0425-Siddhartha-240x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-14233\" alt=\"Siddhartha\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weami.kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0425-Siddhartha-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/weami.kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0425-Siddhartha-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/weami.kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0425-Siddhartha-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weami.kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0425-Siddhartha.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__title\">\n\t\t<span class=\"hide-archive\">BOOK archive o6<\/span>Siddhartha\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-portfolio-item elementor-post  post-13959 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/weami.kr\/en\/book-archive-o5\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__img elementor-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/weami.kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/A-little-prince-poster-for-blog-240x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-13963\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weami.kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/A-little-prince-poster-for-blog-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/weami.kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/A-little-prince-poster-for-blog-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/weami.kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/A-little-prince-poster-for-blog-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weami.kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/A-little-prince-poster-for-blog.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__title\">\n\t\t<span class=\"hide-archive\">BOOK archive o5<\/span>The Little Prince\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-portfolio-item elementor-post  post-13746 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/weami.kr\/en\/book-archive-o4\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__img elementor-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"191\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/weami.kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Prayer-191x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-13750\" alt=\"book archive\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weami.kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Prayer-191x300.png 191w, https:\/\/weami.kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Prayer-653x1024.png 653w, https:\/\/weami.kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Prayer.png 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 191px) 100vw, 191px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__title\">\n\t\t<span class=\"hide-archive\">BOOK archive o3<\/span>Oraci\u00f3n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-portfolio-item elementor-post  post-13612 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/weami.kr\/en\/book-archive-o3\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__img elementor-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/weami.kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/fRANKENSTEIN-194x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-13614\" alt=\"Frankenstein\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weami.kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/fRANKENSTEIN-194x300.png 194w, https:\/\/weami.kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/fRANKENSTEIN.png 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__title\">\n\t\t<span class=\"hide-archive\">BOOK archive o3<\/span>Frankenstein\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-portfolio-item elementor-post  post-12503 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/weami.kr\/en\/book-archive-o2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__img elementor-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/weami.kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Mith-of-Sisyphus-194x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-12506\" alt=\"book archive\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weami.kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Mith-of-Sisyphus-194x300.png 194w, https:\/\/weami.kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Mith-of-Sisyphus-663x1024.png 663w, https:\/\/weami.kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Mith-of-Sisyphus.png 685w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__title\">\n\t\t<span class=\"hide-archive\">BOOK archive<\/span> The Myth of Sisyphus\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-portfolio-item elementor-post  post-12258 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/weami.kr\/en\/book-archive-o1\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__img elementor-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/weami.kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nOTES-fROM-uNDERGROUND-196x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-12266\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weami.kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nOTES-fROM-uNDERGROUND-196x300.png 196w, https:\/\/weami.kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nOTES-fROM-uNDERGROUND-668x1024.png 668w, https:\/\/weami.kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nOTES-fROM-uNDERGROUND-768x1178.png 768w, https:\/\/weami.kr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nOTES-fROM-uNDERGROUND.png 847w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__title\">\n\t\t<span class=\"hide-archive\">BOOK archive<\/span> Notes from Underground\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beneath the Wheel bOOK rEVIEW &#8211; o8 \u26a0\ufe0f This archive is read and written in Korean, and translated using AI, so there may be errors or awkward expressions. 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