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A review by gyeranbbang
Our Happy Time by Sora Kim-Russell, Gong Jiyoung
5.0
"What I mean is that for people who hate their mothers—let me rephrase that—for people who grow up without knowing a mother’s love, the part of us that can grow only when it receives the love that we are entitled to as children remains stunted somewhere deep inside of us."
Mun Yujeong has tried to kill herself three times. Her aunt, a nun named Sister Monica, offers her an alternative to therapy: to join her for a month while she visits a death row inmate, Yunsu. She agrees and, through conversations and visits to this guy, they both learn to love life, forgive, and that caring about others is as important as caring about yourself.
'Out Happy Time' broke me. I lowkey knew this would not be a happy time. A friend had recommended me the book a year ago and had explained what it was about (maybe even spoiled the ending?), and yet it still swept me off my feet. It's a bittersweet experience though, reading this one - because it is so much about how sad things happen but then good things too, and it's somehow telling my brain that this sadness too shall pass. But in the mean time, I just messaged the friend who suggested me to read this and told her to f*ck herself, this made me feel better.
This book may not be for everyone. I almost DNF it since the first 30-50 pages felt slow and boring, and I wasn't really into the story, but slowly but surely it started getting personal in a few things. So, idk, if you have ever thought having an awful "mother" had messed up with your head, maybe read it? It's a beautiful book nonetheless, slow but rewarding.
Mun Yujeong has tried to kill herself three times. Her aunt, a nun named Sister Monica, offers her an alternative to therapy: to join her for a month while she visits a death row inmate, Yunsu. She agrees and, through conversations and visits to this guy, they both learn to love life, forgive, and that caring about others is as important as caring about yourself.
'Out Happy Time' broke me. I lowkey knew this would not be a happy time. A friend had recommended me the book a year ago and had explained what it was about (maybe even spoiled the ending?), and yet it still swept me off my feet. It's a bittersweet experience though, reading this one - because it is so much about how sad things happen but then good things too, and it's somehow telling my brain that this sadness too shall pass. But in the mean time, I just messaged the friend who suggested me to read this and told her to f*ck herself, this made me feel better.
This book may not be for everyone. I almost DNF it since the first 30-50 pages felt slow and boring, and I wasn't really into the story, but slowly but surely it started getting personal in a few things. So, idk, if you have ever thought having an awful "mother" had messed up with your head, maybe read it? It's a beautiful book nonetheless, slow but rewarding.