Paperback, 160 pages
English language
Published July 25, 2023 by Manilla.
The book opens with a woman falling in love with books after heartache and continues through the web of relationships surrounding the bookshop. It's an immersive slice of life experience.
The book opens with a woman falling in love with books after heartache and continues through the web of relationships surrounding the bookshop. It's an immersive slice of life experience.
Prijemna kusovka, nic zasadniho a narozdil od jine japonske z nedavne doby tomes.tchncs.de/book/71743/s/kocici-host mi asi na dlouho nezustane v pameti ... ale cetlo se to prijemne a vlastne to bylo i pres nakej ten smutek slusne pozitivni. Druhou cast urcite nekdy pridam.
A sweet book, and a quick and light read. A celebration of reading culture, as well as a portrayal of the culture of Japanese relationships. Not exciting, but pleasant and enjoyable.
A small stakes glimpse of life. It's been ten years since I was in Tokyo but the author made it feel like I was visiting again, perfectly capturing the character of those little side streets and bustling stations.
A small stakes glimpse of life. It's been ten years since I was in Tokyo but the author made it feel like I was visiting again, perfectly capturing the character of those little side streets and bustling stations.
One of the few non-SFF stories I've read, mainly due to the premise that it revolves around a bookshop. It is an interesting book, told from the first-person perspective of the young niece of the bookshop's owner, and mainly involves the relationship between the niece and her uncle, but with a few books thrown in.
At the start of the book, the niece breaks off her relationship with a co-worker, and moves to live at the bookshop at the invitation of her uncle to recover emotionally. At first, all she does is take care of the shop and sleep. But she gradually opens up after reading books from the shop, and starts to go out into the surroundings, which is famous in Japan as a second-hand bookshop area. She meets and interacts with various residents, getting to know them.
But she has not fully recovered from the break-up, …
One of the few non-SFF stories I've read, mainly due to the premise that it revolves around a bookshop. It is an interesting book, told from the first-person perspective of the young niece of the bookshop's owner, and mainly involves the relationship between the niece and her uncle, but with a few books thrown in.
At the start of the book, the niece breaks off her relationship with a co-worker, and moves to live at the bookshop at the invitation of her uncle to recover emotionally. At first, all she does is take care of the shop and sleep. But she gradually opens up after reading books from the shop, and starts to go out into the surroundings, which is famous in Japan as a second-hand bookshop area. She meets and interacts with various residents, getting to know them.
But she has not fully recovered from the break-up, and needs a push from her uncle to do so. She also discovers that her uncle also has secrets from his past, especially over the uncle's wife (the niece's aunt), which disappeared years ago, but suddenly reappears into the uncle's life. It would need a trip with the aunt to discover what happened in the past and the estrangement that occurred between the uncle and aunt. And now, it would be her turn to return to favour and push the uncle and aunt to reconcile.
In short, an enjoyable read about people who bond over books, with some interesting characters and relationships that revolve around books and the people who write and read them.
