[Ending Spoiler] Convenience Store Blues Book Review and Summary

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"Convenience Store Blues" Book Review

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I started reading it on the plane back home.

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Originally, I planned to leisurely read it at a cafe in Boracay, with the stunning White Beach in front of me, enjoying a cool air-conditioned breeze, an iced Americano, and a bite of mango pancakes,

but my itinerary didn't allow for it, so I ended up reading it after a short nap on the plane, a bit regretfully.

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The reason I chose this book was that my boyfriend picked it out from the best-seller list, saying it was the most interesting novel.

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At first, it was so captivating that I was completely immersed in it!!

I even read it while waiting in the long line for immigration checks and the shuttle bus.

Until the identity of Dokgo was revealed.

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Ah.. Why did the Seoul Station homeless person have to be a doctor?

I wonder if the author projected his own views on powerful professions like doctors into the story. It's like a drama or something...

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I was so disappointed with the ending that I gave it a 2 out of 5-star rating.

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When I told my younger sister, an avid reader who fills her mind with books,

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She simply said, "It's a novel..."

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And that was it.

True, it's a novel, so it's a plausible ending, but...

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I didn't like the author's views on professions and the world in general throughout the entire storyline.

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• Sanhae Jinmi Bento
• JS of JS
• The Purpose of a Triangle Kimbap
• One Plus One
• Convenience Store Blues
• Four Cans for Ten Thousand Won
• It's Still Good Even Though It's Discarded
• ALWAYS

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The female part-time worker, a 9th-grade civil service exam prep student who handled customer complaints at the convenience store, was eventually recruited as a store manager at a different convenience store with the help and guidance of Dokgo. (She no longer prepares for the 9th-grade exam.)

She also creates a YouTube channel called 'PyeonPyeon' (Convenient Convenience Store) and becomes a YouTuber.

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One author, after pursuing acting, eventually switched to writing. The author's view that writing is better than acting was apparent.

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Our amazing Mr. Dokgo seemed to have steered everyone's lives in a better direction.

In the end, he's a former doctor who had lost his memory.

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Ugh, I thought I had found a great novel, but the ending ruined it.

Even when he apologized to the woman who died during surgery due to his mistake, I didn't feel any sincerity or sadness.

I'm someone who cries at the end of the movie "Family Fan" even after watching it 10 times...

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My sister told me there's a season 2, so I checked the company's online bookstore, but it wasn't there.

I might borrow a hard copy next week when I go to work.

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