913 reviews for:

The Nakano Thrift Shop

Hiromi Kawakami

3.34 AVERAGE

aliciagriggs's review against another edition

4.0

---

A quirky, charming and often funny novel. I wasn't quite sure what direction it would take, and yet I really enjoyed the simplicity of this book.

vanessa_177's review against another edition

4.0

relaxing medium-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

jamieann123's review against another edition

3.5

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

toniclark's review against another edition

2.0

---

Just okay. I recently read, and loved, Hiromi Kawakami's novel, Strange Weather in Tokyo, so decided to try this one, which was written much earlier (or I assume so, based on the publication of the English translations). This story seemed wandering and fairly pointless. I could never care much about any of the characters. That said, I will probably try Kawakami's next book, The Ten Loves of Nishino, due out in June.

fresitas_bb's review against another edition

3.0

emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

uselysses's review against another edition

3.5

emotional reflective relaxing slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

stevenyenzer's review against another edition

3.0

---

This was fun and I always enjoy modern fiction in translation just for the exposure to another culture, but the plot was ultimately disatisfying.

cactiley's review against another edition

3.5

lighthearted reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lada2104's review against another edition

3.25

lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

christina_a_f's review against another edition

3.0

reflective medium-paced