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Mis días en la librería Morisaki by Satoshi Yagisawa

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sha's review against another edition

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emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

“Days at the Morisaki Bookshop” was a decent read, though not without its flaws.

I really enjoyed Part One—the cozy bookshop setting and the sense of a close-knit community created a warm, inviting atmosphere. While I wasn’t entirely captivated by the characters, the charm of the setting carried the story.

However, Part Two took an unexpected turn that didn’t quite work for me. The sudden reappearance of a long-lost aunt shifted the focus in a way that felt disjointed, making the trajectory of the book feel inconsistent and unsatisfying.

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Beautiful story. Pleasantly surprised. The themes in the book were emotional but you can connect easily with the characters. Loved it!

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hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

If you love Japanese authors such as Toshikazu Kawaguchi (Before The Coffee Gets Cold), Michiko Aoyama (What You Are Looking For Is In The Library), or Hisashi Kashiwai (The Kamogawa Food Detectives) then Days at the Morisaki Bookshop will be for you. As with all of the above this is a gentle story, and while if you have experienced recent heartbreak, this may hit a nerve for you, I consider it a very gentle story with an overall uplifting theme, but it does touch on topics of love lost, abandonment (romantic), pregnancy loss which may be triggering for some people.

Takako's life falls apart when her boyfriend and co-worker of more than a year suddenly announces that he will be marrying his actual girlfriend (the one he has been dating for more than two years) in a few months. He is shocked that Takako is both surprised and upset by this announcement, after all, it's not like he is breaking up with her! Overwhelmed and ashamed for being the 'other woman', even though she had no idea she was, Takako quits her job so she doesn't have to face him every day.
When her uncle, Satoru, calls out of the blue a few weeks later Takako knows her mother has been meddling but faced with dwindling savings Takako takes him up on his offer to work in his second-hand bookshop in exchange for room and board. The Morisaki bookshop is located in Jimbocho, Tokyo. Jimbocho is a booklover's paradise, filled with second-hand stores each specialising in a particular genre or theme. As Takako gets used to the quirky regulars and reconnects to the uncle she has not seen in too many years, she also rediscovers her love of reading and finds herself in the process.
Takako's emotional journey, the development of her relationship with her uncle as he reveals his own experience with heartbreak, and the pervading love of literature is going to attract book loves of all varieties. Takako sometimes seems younger than her 25 years, but she grows through the book and eventually it is Takako helping Satoru with his own complicated love life. Surprisingly for Japanese fiction there is not a single mention of cat through the entire story.

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I adore how the author uses other books and Japanese literature to elude to the changes that are happening within the characters.

This book is definitely going on the reread list, it’s just so comforting and inspiring.

If you want any book to inspire you to read more books, this is it.

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lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.75

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theverycraftyvegan's review against another edition

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inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

“It’s only in secondhand books that you can savour encounters like this, connections that transcend time. And that’s how I learned to love the secondhand bookstore that handled these books, our Morisaki Bookshop. I realized how precious a chance I’d been given, to be a part of that little place, where you can feel the quiet flow of time.”

- Satoshi Yagisawa

This book made me smile so many times. I am an avid reader and I love supporting our local indie new and used bookstore. Wandering the aisles and perusing the shelves for treasures brings me great joy. This book made me feel like I was transported right into the Morisaki Bookshop.

I loved how Takako’s view of her uncle changed as she got to know him better, and I really enjoyed how Takako and her aunt bonded over cooking and eating.

I will definitely be reading the second book.

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fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

I found this challenging to read because the translation didn’t really flow easily. It reads like a Miyazaki film, with short sentence after short sentence and people flying among emotional responses. The characters weren’t particularly endearing, and there wasn’t much in the way of plot.

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