BTS member RM recommends 5 must-have books on your reading list this year

Every new year, most of us decide to read books to either increase our knowledge, for self-development, or simply just for entertainment. Korean pop band BTS’ leader RM is also a bookworm. He always talks about books in his interviews and live streams. It is also common to see him with a book in his hand. Here’s a list of the top 5 books recommended by RM that you can read at your convenience.

1. The Stranger by Albert Camus

Originally released in French 1942, The Stranger is a novella by Albert Camus. It follows the protagonist as he deals with being unable to feel emotions expected of him by society.

2. The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas by Ursula K.Le Guin

This short story is a vivid description of a utopian city and the horrors that lay at the root of this seemingly perfect place. The title of this philosophical story refers to those who choose to leave this utopia, unable to participate in, or ignore, these horrors.

3. Almond by Won Pyung Sohn

A boy born with a brain condition called Alexithymia, making it hard for him to feel emotions, and another who is unable to control his, strike up an unlikely friendship, drawn to each other by mutual curiosity.  

4. Demian: The story of Emil Sinclair’s Youth by Hermann Hesse

A Bildungsroman, this 1919 book follows Emil’s confusion through his formative years to his adulthood, and his friendship with a mysterious classmate and mentor, Demian.

5. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint- Exupery

First published in 1943, this is a classic tale about a stranded pilot who meets a young prince who travels from one planet to another, searching for knowledge.

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