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The Nakano Thrift Shop
by Hiromi Kawakami
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
There may be times in your life when you need to slow down and take a breather, And if you feel like experiencing a similar unhurried pace in the fiction you're reading, then The Nakano Thrift Shop might be the book for you.
Written from the POV of a young woman in her late twenties who works at a thrift store, this book is Hitomi's journal chronicling her day-to-day conversations and musings with the people she works with. As someone who is introverted, Hitomi's colleagues make up her whole social circle, and she details her conversations with her boss, Mr Nakano the store owner, and her other colleagues who help out at the shop.
On the whole, while I find the story rather mundane, it is not without its charms. Perhaps the lack of plot makes me crave for something more, but there is an endearing quality to the writing that makes me continue reading until the end. This year, I told myself that I should have more courage to DNF books if I don't feel like they work for me, but this book flows rather well that it didn't reach to the extent for me.
If you like to be absorbed in the atmosphere of 日常生活動作 (daily life activities), then this might be good for you.
Written from the POV of a young woman in her late twenties who works at a thrift store, this book is Hitomi's journal chronicling her day-to-day conversations and musings with the people she works with. As someone who is introverted, Hitomi's colleagues make up her whole social circle, and she details her conversations with her boss, Mr Nakano the store owner, and her other colleagues who help out at the shop.
On the whole, while I find the story rather mundane, it is not without its charms. Perhaps the lack of plot makes me crave for something more, but there is an endearing quality to the writing that makes me continue reading until the end. This year, I told myself that I should have more courage to DNF books if I don't feel like they work for me, but this book flows rather well that it didn't reach to the extent for me.
If you like to be absorbed in the atmosphere of 日常生活動作 (daily life activities), then this might be good for you.