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Hwang Bo-reum, Shanna Tan: Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop (2023, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc)

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Publikuota 2023, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.

ISBN:
978-1-5266-6226-2
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(3 atsiliepimai)

5 leidimai

A book like a lake

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.

Review of 'Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop' on 'Goodreads'

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

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. 🤷

Temos

  • Fiction, city life