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BarbaraJean
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This was high on my TBR because it checks all those book-lover boxes: a woman leaves her unfulfilling life & job to start a bookshop, which grows into a place for others to also find purpose & healing. I‘m fascinated by how deeply I connected with the book, when the writing felt so…plain. The topics were so relevant to where I‘ve been in my life over the past few years: feeling a disconnect and discontent in my job, then leaving it to pursue ⤵️

BarbaraJean (Cont‘d) vocational dreams that feel far from “successful” or socially normative. But I really didn‘t connect with the writing itself. It‘s slow-paced, yes—but I don‘t mind that. It also took its time getting to any depth with its characters. I felt like the characters were kept at arms‘ length from the reader for most, if not all of the narrative—there could have been so much more depth to explore that was never touched on. ⤵️ 1d
BarbaraJean (Cont‘d) I‘ve had the same feeling about the writing in other books translated from Korean or Japanese, and while in the past I‘ve chalked it up to the translation, I‘m wondering if it‘s more a feature of the original languages themselves (and/or cultural writing norms) that makes the translations feel so plain and even distant. All of that said, I did really enjoy this book—I just got hung up on the writing. 1d
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mhillis
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I‘m really enjoying this book, probably because it has a lot about books and coffee! And I just love the idea of having all day to think about a film (or a book) and discovering something special.

Suet624 I love that idea too. 2d
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mhillis
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“According to legend, coffee was discovered thanks to a herd of goats. When they ate a small round red fruit, they were very energetic and began to prance about, leading the goat herder to discover the coffee fruit and its properties.”

I looked up the story mentioned in this book because in Japan we have Kaldi coffee beans with a goat on the package. Turns out the goat herders name was Kaldi, so this is a popular name for coffee shops ☕️ 🐐

mhillis This picture is from the kaldi website. By the way, I‘m really enjoying this book so far!! 7d
Aims42 I love this story, I had no idea 🐐💕 The fact it was goats makes it even better 🤗 7d
mhillis @Aims42 it‘s so interesting, right? 6d
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Bookworm54
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Yeongju leaves her old life behind and opens a bookshop in Hyunam-Dong. She learns how to navigate her dreams along with reality and societal expectation, makes a group of friends, and everyone helps each other think about where they are in life and where they want to be.
I have to say that some bits felt particularly poignant as I am a bit fed up with work at the moment. So it definitely left me with some things to think about!

#DoubleSpin

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2w
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TheLudicReader
Pachinko | Min Jin Lee
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@JacqMac what a lovely #littlechristmasswap to unwrap after my first day back to school. I LOVE shortbread and I will definitely be breaking my sugar fast to consume them! The kitty bookhugger is adorable. The tea sounds divine and the book has been on my tbr list forever. Thanks so much for such a thoughtful swap package.
Thanks for organizing such a fun swap @bookish_wookish !

bookish_wookish 🎄🎄 3w
LeahBergen @JacqMac You bought the same bookmark that I bought for you for this swap!! 😆😆 3w
JacqMac I‘m so glad you like it. I read this book a while ago and I really loved it. @LeahBergen I know! I laughed when I saw it. It‘s so perfect. lol 3w
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BookBosomed1
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Written by a Korean author and set within Seoul, if you‘re looking for a heartwarming story, you may enjoy this book. It is a gentle tale, waving many life principles throughout. At times, the story was a little too precious for me with its self-help esque cliches. At other times, it made me smile. Overall, it‘s quirky and sweet.

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Texreader
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The tagged, a reread this last March, remains a favorite!!

#12booksof2024 @Andrew65

Andrew65 A popular book. 1mo
Larkken I have your Jan on my kindle! I forgot how good it looked! 1mo
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