A review by lizreadsbooks
What You Are Looking For is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama

DNF at 60%. I really wanted to love this one, but it felt like a slog. There are five short stories within this novel that all follow the same basic structure, which started to feel redundant after the third story. Although there were some good lines about following your dreams and having courage to make changes, the writing overall felt a bit plodding to me. Also, every single character describes the librarian (the essential character in the novel) as being huge or fat or “like Baymax” from Big Hero 6, and the fatphobia was glaring. Sadly, not the bookish magic I was hoping for.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia

DNF at 60%. I really wanted to love this one, but it felt like a slog. There are five short stories within this novel that all follow the same basic structure, which started to feel redundant after the third story. Although there were some good lines about following your dreams and having courage to make changes, the writing overall felt a bit plodding to me. Also, every single character describes the librarian (the essential character in the novel) as being huge or fat or “like Baymax” from Big Hero 6, and the fatphobia was glaring. Sadly, not the bookish magic I was hoping for.