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Mis días en la librería Morisaki by Satoshi Yagisawa

41 reviews

navayiota's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

"It's important to stand still sometimes. Think of it as a little rest in the long journey of your life. This is your harbour, and your boat is just dropping anchor here for a little while. And after you're well rested, you can set sail again"

Enjoyable and inspiring. It's good to read stories about finding the joy in slow, peaceful life. Now I'm in the mood to check out the authors mentioned in the book!
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amiiliy's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced
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  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

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imogenlj's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

A lovely little volume and an easy yet emotionally compelling read. Lessons are learned and personal growth achieved against the charming backdrop of a secondhand bookshop. 
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sweetsxrrxw's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced
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  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

this book is a solid 4 star and i knew from the very first moment i started reading it. but i would have never thought it would take me SO long to finish reading it.

for some reason, after i finished reading the first half of the book i got into a terrible reading slump and i don't want to blame it on the story, since i must admit im super burnt out bc of uni, but i liked the first part better, idk.

anyways, going back to the book, i really loved its main theme, of how books can bring people together and i really loved both takako and her uncle satoru so much <3 specially takako, it was nice following her journey of growth, self-discovery and watch her falling in love with books. and of course, her relationship with her uncle was one of the best parts of the book <3

i did not particularly dislike the second half of the story since it was cool to get to know a bit more of momoko's story. but i do wish i had enjoyed it more :/ let's just blame my reading slump, lmao.

but, overall it's a simple cozy story that can easily become your new comfort book <3
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bexi's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced
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  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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fkshg8465's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced
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  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Makes me miss evening I love about Japan. Looking forward to the sequel.
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elanuruysal's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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valilo's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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ashielovestoread's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book was such a pleasant surprise, I love it so much😭 idk what else to say but if you're thinking of reading this book and aren't sure just try reading a few pages first, the book will do the rest. And it's a quick read too, even though it's not super quick paced it kept up the suspense and keeps the reader hooked. I wanna own the physical copy😭 and I'm super glad that the author included the names of the books and  authors mentioned in the final part, I was literally gonna go through the whole book again to find the names lmao. Also there are fairly funny bits here and there and the cheerful upbeat vibe was really good to read. I felt like it's a healing book. I'm glad I read it now💗
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lorepanda's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

4.0

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