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3.34 AVERAGE
3.34 AVERAGE
Uma narrativa do cotidiano de uma loja de quinquilharias no Japão nos leva a refletir sobre coisas simples do dia a dia: acordar, trabalhar, ir às compras, sair com amigos, tudo de forma muito sutil e narrado de modo sensível. É divertido, e intrigante ao mesmo tempo, percorrer a narrativa de Hitomi, a narradora / protagonista à medida em que esta questiona a própria vida. A loja parece ser um personagem, ter vida própria, e influencia a todos que ali trabalham. Gostei bastante.
slow-paced
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
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:
Complicated
I didn't enjoy this one.
I kept feeling that it was going to pick up, but it never did.
It got pretty weird about halfway through and I was surprised that it didn't really match the synopsis at all.
Going to take a pretty long Hiromi break, as I'm not sure the writing is for me.
1.9/5
I kept feeling that it was going to pick up, but it never did.
It got pretty weird about halfway through and I was surprised that it didn't really match the synopsis at all.
Going to take a pretty long Hiromi break, as I'm not sure the writing is for me.
1.9/5
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
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
Slice of life story set in a thrift shop and revolving around the people who work there. I'm not normally the kind to mind, but nothing much happens, and it is quite flat affectively. The prose is really straightforward and unadorned. Still, it has a certain charm to it by the end.
I don't know why I'm having such a difficult time reading this. I used to devour Japanese contemporary novels like they were going out of style. Maybe I've outgrown it? The story follows the lives of four employees of a thrift shop: Mr. Nakano, the shop owner; his sister Masayo, and the two employees Takeo and Hitomi. Everyone is, uh, quirky--except for Hitomi, who is so utterly bland. I hesitate to call her a character since she barely has any. All that I can surmise about her so far is that she had a relationship a short time before starting the job, and she's interested in starting a relationship with her co-worker, who's not entirely excited to return her feelings.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes