Apartment Women

Dec 2, 2024 | news.nestia.com | Apartment Women |Chi-Young Kim

APARTMENT WOMEN, by Gu Byeong-mo. Translated by Chi-Young Kim. A few years ago, a friend left her city apartment for a new job in a sprawling suburb, where her home search was dispiriting: There were no apartments, she reported, and every house had a large suite and two small bedrooms, encouraging a family.

Jul 26, 2024 | crimereads.com | Molly Odintz |Gu Byeong-Mo |Apartment Women

As someone who has spent years living in cooperative housing, I will admit that when it comes to community, I’m ready to drink the cool-aid. But in an age of increasing inequality, an ongoing housing crisis, and increasing segregation between the haves and have-nots, I find it difficult to condone the concept of a gated community (or even an HOA—if I ever become a homeowner, I refuse to bow to the tyranny of protecting home values).