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lizmart88 's review for:
The Nakano Thrift Shop
by Allison Markin Powell, Hiromi Kawakami
Really lovely book. It's a love story, but not a Disney-fied one or an American one. The kind that might actually happen in real life. And it's sweet and maddening and impenetrable and adorable all at once.
The characters are Harumi, a young woman who has perhaps just turned 30s (there are several hints about being in her thirties but also how young she is). Takeo, her coworker at a Thrift shop. And the owner of the Thrift shop who is married but always has a mistress (or two) and who is awkward and inscrutable. The owners sister comes in and out. She's basically a trust fund baby who makes dolls for fun and for art.
The book covers a few years in their lives as they all work in the Nakano Thrift Shop. Harumi and Takeo, perhaps, fall in love. Or not.
There isn't a ton of plot honestly. But the characters were fascinating and entirely human. It's by a Japanese author so there were cultural references I missed. And it definitely felt culturally Japanese in the pacing and character traits.
Overall, I really enjoyed it. If you like a slower read with wonderful characters and lovely writing, check it out!
The characters are Harumi, a young woman who has perhaps just turned 30s (there are several hints about being in her thirties but also how young she is). Takeo, her coworker at a Thrift shop. And the owner of the Thrift shop who is married but always has a mistress (or two) and who is awkward and inscrutable. The owners sister comes in and out. She's basically a trust fund baby who makes dolls for fun and for art.
The book covers a few years in their lives as they all work in the Nakano Thrift Shop. Harumi and Takeo, perhaps, fall in love. Or not.
There isn't a ton of plot honestly. But the characters were fascinating and entirely human. It's by a Japanese author so there were cultural references I missed. And it definitely felt culturally Japanese in the pacing and character traits.
Overall, I really enjoyed it. If you like a slower read with wonderful characters and lovely writing, check it out!