Hello book club of /r/bangtan! This week has been a hair-raising, nail-biting week if there ever was one. Did we survive the first wave of ticketing mostly intact? To those who scored tickets, congratulations! To those who have yet to, don’t give up! The best is yet to come!

Which brings us to this month’s song and theme – Yet To Come and Moving Forward.

Moving On to Our January Discussion! 🏃‍♀️‍➡️🏃‍♀️‍➡️

Below is a discussion guide. Some book-specific questions and some sharing suggestions!

You can scroll down this thread to see the question and reply to them in the comments!

Book Specific Questions

  • Did you like or not like the book? Tell us why.
  • What did you think were some of the themes the book weaved its story around?
  • How did this book relate to your own life?
  • Was there any part of the book that really stood out to you?
  • Do you think the book relates well to the bookclub’s theme of the month?

B-Side Questions/Discussion Suggestions

  • Fan Chant: Hype/overall reviews
  • Ments: favorite quotes
  • ARMY Time: playlist/recommendations of songs you associate with the book/chapters/characters
  • Do The Wave: sentiments, feels, realizations based on the book
  • Encore/Post Club-read Depression Prevention: something the book club can do afterwards (on one’s own leisure time) to help recover from the book hangover.

Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum

A gentle, healing novel about a woman who starts over by opening a small neighbourhood bookshop, slowly rebuilding her life through quiet routines and unexpected connections. Soft, hopeful and comforting. It’s a story that reminds us that new beginnings often arrive quietly.

You Never Walk Alone, Book Clubbers 💜

It doesn’t matter if it’s a good book, a bad book, an unforgettable plot or a mediocre story – we’ll be here to rant or rave about it together with you!

As always, if you have questions or suggestions on how we can make discussions even better please let us know. And please tell us if there are any books you’d like to add to our TBR list. You can post them here and tag any of the BWL Volunteers and mods like so u/{username}. If you feel more comfortable reaching out to us directly, please don’t hesitate to do so
with luv,

…and the r/bangtan Mod Team