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DallerGut Dream Department Store by Miye Lee
4.0
What if there's a department store that sells dream after we sleep?
This is the catchline for this translated fiction from Mi-ye Lee's million bestselling Dallergut Dream Department Store.
First and foremost, thank you The Hive and HTP books for sending me an ARC in exchange for an honest review!
In DDDS, we follow the story of Penny a new adult who started applying for a position in the infamous dream seller Dallergut Dream Department Store. Penny is anxious on how she will make it through the final interview as the owner, Mr. Dallergut, is known to give extraordinary questions that are too tricky to answer but through her perseverance, Penny made it and became part of DDDS.
The novel revolved mainly on what is happening in DDDS. From the managers who oversee each floor of the store up to what kind of dreams were sold to each store; the elite dream makers and what were the backstory to some of the bestselling dreams - all of it were discussed in this book.
This is such a breath of fresh air. When I first read the synopsis of the book, I think that this is synonymous to The Good Place, a TV series that I enjoyed, and I even pictured Mr. Dallergut as Michael (from The Good Place) while reading. I always adore translated Asian fiction as it always deliver some of the best and balanced works in the literature department and DDDS is must-read if you're like me who ventures into translated Asian fic every now and then.
Inside Out is another movie that reminded me of this book as the dreams that were created are manufactured and sold in a box type which I consciously associated with the memories from Riley's head.
I have no words to describe how easily I read this book, I think I finished it in a day while also having a 2-hr film to watch and a 9-5 job.
But if there's one thing that I will say is an area for improvement, it's the pacing. There are parts were the flow of the story is decent and it makes sense but some chapters were too short that the transition from the DDDS to real world was a bit forced.
Also, this may be a hot take but it's giving hints of The Midnight Library but without the repetitive part since DDDS offer different characters and dreams in each chapter.
Still, a recommended read and I have no questions why it sold a million copy in Korea. 4stars!
This is the catchline for this translated fiction from Mi-ye Lee's million bestselling Dallergut Dream Department Store.
First and foremost, thank you The Hive and HTP books for sending me an ARC in exchange for an honest review!
In DDDS, we follow the story of Penny a new adult who started applying for a position in the infamous dream seller Dallergut Dream Department Store. Penny is anxious on how she will make it through the final interview as the owner, Mr. Dallergut, is known to give extraordinary questions that are too tricky to answer but through her perseverance, Penny made it and became part of DDDS.
The novel revolved mainly on what is happening in DDDS. From the managers who oversee each floor of the store up to what kind of dreams were sold to each store; the elite dream makers and what were the backstory to some of the bestselling dreams - all of it were discussed in this book.
This is such a breath of fresh air. When I first read the synopsis of the book, I think that this is synonymous to The Good Place, a TV series that I enjoyed, and I even pictured Mr. Dallergut as Michael (from The Good Place) while reading. I always adore translated Asian fiction as it always deliver some of the best and balanced works in the literature department and DDDS is must-read if you're like me who ventures into translated Asian fic every now and then.
Inside Out is another movie that reminded me of this book as the dreams that were created are manufactured and sold in a box type which I consciously associated with the memories from Riley's head.
I have no words to describe how easily I read this book, I think I finished it in a day while also having a 2-hr film to watch and a 9-5 job.
But if there's one thing that I will say is an area for improvement, it's the pacing. There are parts were the flow of the story is decent and it makes sense but some chapters were too short that the transition from the DDDS to real world was a bit forced.
Also, this may be a hot take but it's giving hints of The Midnight Library but without the repetitive part since DDDS offer different characters and dreams in each chapter.
Still, a recommended read and I have no questions why it sold a million copy in Korea. 4stars!