What a bummer. Another book that I had higher hopes for that fell remarkably short. 

I realize that this work was originally written in Japan in 2015, and therefore the culture, values,  original storytelling style, and language are different. However, the translation here completely killed these vignettes. The writing was often overly simplistic and repetitive to the point where I just had to put it down. There must have been a better way to stick close to the source material but not have everything feeling over explained and dumbed down. 

I loved the ideas and atmosphere of this book, and the little lessons were sweet if somewhat predictable, but I would never pick it up again.