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A review by skylarkblue1
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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? Yes
5.0
Representations: https://trello.com/c/ho4Xkje7/78-days-at-the-morisaki-bookshop-by-satoshi-yagisawa
Normally litfic isn't my genre. But that's the joy of bookclubs, finding new books to read you'd otherwise not notice!
It's more of a focus on characters this book, it's not too heavy on plot. Takako is drifting in life, after being played around with badly in her previous relationship, she takes up residence in her uncles second-hand bookshop to just recenter herself and work out what she wants to do.
Love is mentioned a few times in the synopsis, but it's very light on it. It does detail relationships between characters, and have one spark with the MC, but I wouldn't call it a romance book. And I like that personally.
It's medium paced I'd say, it really delves quite nicely into the humanity that surrounds books. How books can easily give life to people and places, to families. How literature very much brings people together.
It's a short read, but one that makes you think. A great piece of Japanese literature and I really want to watch the film adaptation now!
Normally litfic isn't my genre. But that's the joy of bookclubs, finding new books to read you'd otherwise not notice!
It's more of a focus on characters this book, it's not too heavy on plot. Takako is drifting in life, after being played around with badly in her previous relationship, she takes up residence in her uncles second-hand bookshop to just recenter herself and work out what she wants to do.
Love is mentioned a few times in the synopsis, but it's very light on it. It does detail relationships between characters, and have one spark with the MC, but I wouldn't call it a romance book. And I like that personally.
It's medium paced I'd say, it really delves quite nicely into the humanity that surrounds books. How books can easily give life to people and places, to families. How literature very much brings people together.
It's a short read, but one that makes you think. A great piece of Japanese literature and I really want to watch the film adaptation now!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Terminal illness
Minor: Miscarriage
Detailed descriptions of cheating in a relationship and the aftermath.