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A review by adamcetra
The Cat Who Saved Books by Sōsuke Natsukawa
2.0
“If you find a book easy to read, that means it’s all stuff that you already know,” he went on. “That’s why it’s easy. If you find it difficult, then that’s proof it’s something brand new.”
well on that note...
liked this well enough but it didn't do much for me. a light easy read worth the short time it takes to get through
some stray thoughts on why I didn't regard it as much more than that:
nothing particularly challenging about it and not much depth to any of the characters or ideas. For me, Akiba was the most interesting given his popularity, etc coupled with his interest in quiet "nobody" Rintaro, but we don't get nearly enough of him. instead we have to execute the old trope of "rewarding" Rintaro with a girlfriend so... enter Sayo
the ending (SPOILER: Rintaro stays in the bookstore. shocking, huh?) felt like it was so obvious from the start that by the time it came around, the author didn't even bother to make it require much of any effort on Rintaro's part to convince his aunt
too much Boomer editorializing about how no one appreciates books and they are dying (which is wildly untrue!). someone send this guy some Tiktoks
is it hard to find the so-called "Classics" in Japan or something? Like there is a mountain of copies of "The Complete Works of Shakespeare" sitting in every college bookstore in the US and that's the example of something hard to find?
well on that note...
liked this well enough but it didn't do much for me. a light easy read worth the short time it takes to get through
some stray thoughts on why I didn't regard it as much more than that:
nothing particularly challenging about it and not much depth to any of the characters or ideas. For me, Akiba was the most interesting given his popularity, etc coupled with his interest in quiet "nobody" Rintaro, but we don't get nearly enough of him. instead we have to execute the old trope of "rewarding" Rintaro with a girlfriend so... enter Sayo
the ending (SPOILER: Rintaro stays in the bookstore. shocking, huh?) felt like it was so obvious from the start that by the time it came around, the author didn't even bother to make it require much of any effort on Rintaro's part to convince his aunt
too much Boomer editorializing about how no one appreciates books and they are dying (which is wildly untrue!). someone send this guy some Tiktoks
is it hard to find the so-called "Classics" in Japan or something? Like there is a mountain of copies of "The Complete Works of Shakespeare" sitting in every college bookstore in the US and that's the example of something hard to find?