omnombailey 's review for:

Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I could not stop reading this book. The prose and storytelling style was very different from what I typically read and I found it immensely refreshing. For an  mundane slice of life story that's strung together via loosely related short story chapters, it's introspective and compelling and deeply cathartic. I was rooting for everyone by the end, teary-eyed and grinning. Gonna be thinking about this book for a long while.