The Story of Hong Gildong by UnknownMy rating: 0 of 5 stars
A fun story. Sort of a cross between Robin hood and Water Margin (水滸傳), with a Journey to the West feel to it.
While it's fun and quick, there isn't all that much more going for it. But it seems to be part of the canon of Korean literature, so still worth getting to know.
Also, I was kind of annoyed at how the whole premise of the story was that he, as the son of a concubine, couldn't "call his father his father and call his brother his brother", but then once he becomes ruler over his kingdom, he still gets concubines and treats their sons as lesser sons.
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