설민석의 조선왕조실록

by 설민석, 설민석

#1 Best selling book, Seol Min Seog's Annals of the Joseon Dynasty! Korean chose Seol Min Seog's history book because it is more fun than entertaining and more profound and richer than documentary that has earned countless accolades with the record of 21 million viewings! This brilliant book offers the comprised 2,077 volumes of annals (Sillok, listed in UNESCO's Memory of the World registry) of the 27 kings of the Joseon Dynasty into one book and highlights the significance of the historical performances of the kings. Magically fun, easy to remember, friendly to modern language and much more.

Genres: History

504 pages, Staple Bound

Published July 25, 2016

Reviews

[Miyeonjeong · Rating 4 out of 5]

우리가 역사를 바로 알아야 하는 건 그런 것들을 배우고 반면교사 삼아 지금을 잘 살아내기 위함입니다.

[Jungyoon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Korean history wasn't my strong suit after living abroad for many years, but I thought it would be good to know at least some basic history of my native land. It is a well-written, abridged stories of the 27 kings who ruled the Chosun dynasty. The beginning started off well with the Lee ruling the country and they were focused on making the country better for the people. However, as the story went on, the kings and nobles were blinded by power, and the local officials were corrupt that it took a toll on the civilians. As greed becomes prominent, more people suffer and government no longer functions to serve the suffering people and the malicious cycle continues. It was devastating to see that the dynasty started off so strong with their determinations but later on, the kings lost all powers and authority to foreign invaders. I believe, in a way, that Confucius belief made the kings reluctant to trade with overseas, learn new technology, and explore the world which would have allowed Korea to be a much stronger country than it is now.

[효인 · Rating 5 out of 5]

책을 구매하고나서 ‘조금 기다렸다가 도서관에서 빌려볼걸’ 하고 후회할때가 굉장히 많다. 하지만 나는 이 책을 구매한 후에 세번을 읽게되었다. 이 책은 한국사람이라면 두고두고 꼭 읽어야 할 책이다. 특히 역사에 관심이 없는 사람이라면 더더욱 읽으면 좋겠다. 무조건 외우는 국사교과서가 아니라, 옛날이야기를 듣는 것 같은 책이다. 하지만 조선왕조실록 이야기인지라 결코 가벼운 책은 아니다. 가벼움과 무거움의 균형을 잘 맞춘 책이라 할 수 있겠다. 현대인에게 자신이 어떤 사람인지 알고싶다면, 자신이 어디서 왔는지 먼저 알아가길 바란다고 말하고 싶다.

[hana · Rating 4 out of 5]

기존의 우리가 알고 있던 지루한 역사와는 별개로 이 책은 그 각각 왕에 대해서 세부적인 설명을 더 하면서도 재미를 불어넣어 더욱 더 책을 흥미진진하게 만든다. 이 책을 읽으면서 조선시대에 일어났던 일과 각각의 왕들이 했던 일들을 알게 되었다. 학교에서 배우는 역사와 달리 이 책은 사람을 끌어들이는 마성의 매력을 소유하고 있는 책 같다.
설민석이라는 사람은 이투스 교육에서 가르치고 계시는 강사 선생님인줄만 알았는데, 이런 책을 직접 집필하시다니 과연 역사 분야의 최고의 선생님이라고 말할 수 있을 것 같다.

[Isaiah Jung · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book explains well about Joseon Kings. Before reading this book, I didn't know some Joseon kings, but this book made me learn about Joseon history more and more. Stories about the Joseon kings are very interesting, and I enjoyed this book.

[Sunny · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy and fun to follow.
Kings from Chosun dynasty come as 'human-beings', not as an item on the list of historical facts.

[Yunjae · Rating 3 out of 5]

Informative and casual read.