Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

I picked up Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum thinking it would be like What You are Looking for is in the Library. And, while this was a good story, it wasn’t as wonderful as What you are Looking for…”Yeongju is burned out. She did everything she was supposed to: go to school, marry a decent man, get a respectable job. Then it all fell apart. In a leap of faith, Yeongju abandons her old life, quits her high-flying career, and follows her dream. She opens a bookshop. In a quaint neighborhood in Seoul, surrounded by books, Yeongju and her customers take refuge. From the lonely barista to the unhappily married coffee roaster-and the writer who sees something special in Yeongju-they all have disappointments in their past. The Hyunam-dong Bookshop becomes the place where they all learn how to truly live.” (Amazon) I do recommend this read, as it was enjoyable, but I didn’t love it as much as I thought I might.

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