A review by unawake0442
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

What an absolute treasure of a book. I reveled in the slowness, in the way we’re taken through the plot like we’re floating along a lazy river. Takako and Satoru grow, both as individuals and in their relationship with each other, but in a way that feels slow and true to life.

Days at the Morisaki Bookshop feels like reading a café with the rain falling outside. It feels like lazy Sunday mornings with chocolate chip pancakes.

The only reason this wasn’t a full 5 stars for me was because the writing felt a bit awkward at times, which I think is due to it being a translated work. That’s also not to disparage the work of translator Eric Ozawa at all. But it does feel like something got lost a bit along the way, which is the nature of translated work. I still absolutely loved every minute reading this.