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Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop
by Hwang Bo-Reum
„Despite falling short of expectations, could a book, if enjoyed, be considered a good read?”
Yeongju is basically living the dream - she left her husband, quit her soulless job and opened a bookshop slash cafe where she built the best girl friendship group. Queen behavior :)
This is my first time reading a healing fiction novel so I had no expectations; I was just trying out a new genre. My first thought was - yes, this is definitely healing :D The characters overcome problems, they build friendships, the setting is cozy and everything ends up just fine. My second thought was - this type of book could easily bore me if I’m not invested in the characters’ lives. Luckily, I cared so much about Yeongju and all her bookshop friends that I couldn’t wait to find out their backstory and what happens to them.
When it comes to plot, this book doesn’t exactly have it. The only way I could describe it would be like if I started watching a new TV show but I started from the 2.nd season, episode 3 and watched till 3rd season, ep 7. Basically, you stumble into the character’s lives without knowing how they got there, or what they want (but you learn most of this in the second half of the book when they build friendships and open up to each other), and you don’t get to see exactly where they end up., just the general thought.
The writing style was phenomenal. I couldn’t stop underlining gorgeous quotes about books, writing or life in general.
„Reading makes you deviate further from the textbook definition of success because books don’t make us go ahead of or above anyone else; they guide us to stand alongside others.”
While I would recommend this book in general, I think you’ll only enjoy it if you’re truly in the mood for a slice of life, VERY slow paced book that’s mostly gorgeous quotes and behind-the-scenes of running a bookshop.
Yeongju is basically living the dream - she left her husband, quit her soulless job and opened a bookshop slash cafe where she built the best girl friendship group. Queen behavior :)
This is my first time reading a healing fiction novel so I had no expectations; I was just trying out a new genre. My first thought was - yes, this is definitely healing :D The characters overcome problems, they build friendships, the setting is cozy and everything ends up just fine. My second thought was - this type of book could easily bore me if I’m not invested in the characters’ lives. Luckily, I cared so much about Yeongju and all her bookshop friends that I couldn’t wait to find out their backstory and what happens to them.
When it comes to plot, this book doesn’t exactly have it. The only way I could describe it would be like if I started watching a new TV show but I started from the 2.nd season, episode 3 and watched till 3rd season, ep 7. Basically, you stumble into the character’s lives without knowing how they got there, or what they want (but you learn most of this in the second half of the book when they build friendships and open up to each other), and you don’t get to see exactly where they end up., just the general thought.
The writing style was phenomenal. I couldn’t stop underlining gorgeous quotes about books, writing or life in general.
„Reading makes you deviate further from the textbook definition of success because books don’t make us go ahead of or above anyone else; they guide us to stand alongside others.”
While I would recommend this book in general, I think you’ll only enjoy it if you’re truly in the mood for a slice of life, VERY slow paced book that’s mostly gorgeous quotes and behind-the-scenes of running a bookshop.