Book Hugger's Haven discussion

For July, we're reading Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum!

Trigger warning(s):
(view spoiler)[burnout, depression, divorce, exhaustion, mental health, suicidal thoughts, infidelity, toxic relationship (hide spoiler)]

CHECK-IN DATES ✨

★ 01. 09/07: what makes a good bookshop?- harmony and dissonance
☆ 02. 18/07: how similar are you to your writing? - i'll help you take a look
★ 03. 27/07: with honesty and sincerity - end of book

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Please read through the given chapter. This means that you should finish "harmony and dissonance" for the first check-in, and "i'll help you take a look" for the second check-in.

It is okay if you're ahead of or behind schedule. Feel free to read at your own pace, but please remember to hide spoilers and add a small note of which chapters they impact (additionally, be wary about which spoilers you click if you're behind on the reading). You're always welcome to answer check-in questions, even if you're late!

09/07 | CHECK-IN 01 | Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop ✨
Questions, as well as responses, may contain spoilers for harmony and dissonance! Please mark your responses appropriately. Info on how to spoil messages can be found in "(some html is okay)" directly above your comment box.

★ QUESTIONS

1. What do you think of the pacing and the structure of the story so far?

2. (view spoiler)[Books are a central theme in the story. How do they impact the plot and characters? (hide spoiler)]

3. If you could open your own bookshop, what would you name it and why?

18/07 | CHECK-IN 02 | Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop ✨
Questions, as well as responses, may contain spoilers for how similar are you to your writing?! Please mark your responses appropriately. Info on how to spoil messages can be found in "(some html is okay)" directly above your comment box.

★ QUESTIONS

1. (view spoiler)[The book reads like a collection of short stories for multiple people coming into the bookshop. Do you like this format and do you think it fits the book? (hide spoiler)]

2. (view spoiler)[Which character do you relate to the most? (hide spoiler)]

3. (view spoiler)[Which character has left the biggest mark on Yeongju so far according to you and why? (hide spoiler)]

27/07 | CHECK-IN 03 | Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop ✨
Questions, as well as responses, may contain spoilers for the end of the book! Please mark your responses appropriately. Info on how to spoil messages can be found in "(some html is okay)" directly above your comment box.

★ QUESTIONS

1. (view spoiler)[The book ends with "A day well spent is a day well lived". What is a day well spent according to you and is it any similar to how Yeongju views it? (hide spoiler)]

2. (view spoiler)[We only discover more details about Yeongju's past later on in the book. Why do you think the author chose to do this? (hide spoiler)]

3. (view spoiler)[What are the similarities and differences between Yeongju and Minjun? (hide spoiler)]

4. Yeongju has recommended many books to help people. What book has had a meaningful impact on you? If so, how did it help you?