ruthie_the_librarian 's review for:

Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa

1.0

reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: No

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Sounded like something I'd love, but perhaps much of the charm was lost in translation?  I was bored through most of it, with the short, dry, empty sentences, and a female lead who seems entirely devoid of emotion (and character!)  It was a push to finish it, to be honest, and I only continued because my daughter promised me the last 40% would go by quickly and part of that was translation notes that I didn't need to read!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Abortion