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A review by melmarian
What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama
hopeful
inspiring
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
5.0
What are you looking for?
That's the question Ms. Komachi asked the five main characters in this book. Five different characters with their own different stories, but interconnected in the little world Michiko Aoyama built.
Ms. Komachi is the librarian who works in the Community House Library. She is a pale and huge, Baymax-like woman with a formidable air and uncanny voice. Whenever she recommends a book to someone, she also adds a bonus gift: a small, hand-made felting object she chose at random. Mysteriously, she somehow seemed to know exactly what a person needs; and even though the books she recommended might seem weird at first (a book titled "How Do Worms Work" for someone who wants books on opening a business? Strange!) but it turns out all right in the end. Not only that, but from the books she recommended, they eventually were moving in the right direction in their lives.
It feels magical yet very ordinary at the same time. It's hard to explain.
I finished this book feeling envious of the Japanese people. There, a library is active and dynamic, alive.
A solid 5 star rating from me for a book that makes life a little more beautiful, a little more bearable.
That's the question Ms. Komachi asked the five main characters in this book. Five different characters with their own different stories, but interconnected in the little world Michiko Aoyama built.
Ms. Komachi is the librarian who works in the Community House Library. She is a pale and huge, Baymax-like woman with a formidable air and uncanny voice. Whenever she recommends a book to someone, she also adds a bonus gift: a small, hand-made felting object she chose at random. Mysteriously, she somehow seemed to know exactly what a person needs; and even though the books she recommended might seem weird at first (a book titled "How Do Worms Work" for someone who wants books on opening a business? Strange!) but it turns out all right in the end. Not only that, but from the books she recommended, they eventually were moving in the right direction in their lives.
It feels magical yet very ordinary at the same time. It's hard to explain.
I finished this book feeling envious of the Japanese people. There, a library is active and dynamic, alive.
A solid 5 star rating from me for a book that makes life a little more beautiful, a little more bearable.