Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop

A Novel

English language

Published 2024 by Bloomsbury Publishing USA.

ISBN:
978-1-63973-242-5
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3 stars (3 reviews)

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A book like a lake

4 stars

Just finished reading this and still am collecting my thoughts.

This is not my usual kind of read. I did pick it up because it was supposed to be a cosy read and I needed one.

What I’m left with is a sadness though.

Not much happens in the book. It’s like watching a lake on a wind-stilled day. After a while, the view does become boring even if it’s still as beautiful.

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3 stars

prescindible. m’hi he quedat per saber com l’autora resolia el tema aquest de deixar la teva feina d’oficina que és la teva vida fins que tens un burnout i decideixes deixar-ho i obrir una llibreria perquè llegir era el teu hobby d’adolescent i acabes convertint la teva vida en la teva feina de nou perquè oh sorpresa t’has fet empresària i ara treballar 24/7 sembla que sí que està bé i portes una vida feliç i en ordre amb els nous amics que has fet a la teva nova feina (però que és el barista que has contractat, veïns del barri i un autor que fa un curs d’escriptura a la llibreria). en resum: convertir el teu hobby en la teva feina si eres addicte a treballar no canviarà que segueixis dedicant la teva vida a la feina i no està clar que hagis d’estar més feliç per treballar del …

Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop

3 stars

This is not my usual type of read - in fact, I almost put it down early on, but then I identified so hard with the first Minjun chapter that I stuck with it.

It's very much like a version of Bookshops & Bonedust without the fantasy trappings and the larger plot - characters with a variety of personal issues come together around a bookshop.

It's well written (and well translated! which is not a given!) - what I'm really missing is something actually happening. The characters each go through their different journeys of personal discovery and/or growth, but nothing is materially different at the end of the book. 🤷