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Plant Lady
Released August 4, 2026
Why we recommend it
A quiet plant-shop owner hides something sharp beneath her nurturing exterior in this darkly funny Korean novel of healing, anger, and female resistance. Its compact length and offbeat blend of comfort and menace make it an intriguing under-the-radar pick.
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Book-club questions
Spoiler note: These prompts are best explored after everyone has finished the book.
- How does the plant shop reflect the difference between appearing nurturing and actually feeling safe?
- What role does anger play in the protagonist's healing?
- Where did the novel's dark humor make its critique of gendered expectations more effective?
- Which act of resistance felt most liberating, and which felt most unsettling?
- How did the story challenge your assumptions about what a comforting or restorative life should look like?