Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

Hwang Bo-Reum

Enjoyment: 3.88Quality: 4.0Characters: 4.0Plot: 3.58
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Yeongju is burned out. With her high-­flying career, demanding marriage, and busy life in Seoul, she knows she should feel successful, but all she feels is drained. Yet an abandoned dream nags at her, and in a leap of faith, she leaves her old life behind. After quitting her job and divorcing her husband, Yeongju moves to a small residential neighborhood outside the city, where she opens the Hyunam-dong Bookshop. For the first few months all Yeongju does is cry, but the long hours in the shop also give her time to mull over what makes a good bookseller and store. As she starts to read hungrily, host author events, and develop her own bookselling philosophy, she eases into her new setting. Surrounded by friends, writers, and the books that connect them all, she finds her new story as the Hyunam-dong Bookshop transforms into an inviting space for lost souls to rest, heal, and remember it's never too late to scrap the plot and start again.

Publication Year: 2024


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    This book has been amazing so far, it's heading towards a 5 star rating

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    There are books that re-awaken your love for books, for reading. This is one of those for me. It has depth and it's light at the same time. It has a good pace. I'm feeling lighter than I have in a month or so, and for that I'm so, so thankful.

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    This one's cute and has made me reflect a lot.

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