Days at the Morisaki Bookshop: A charming and uplifting Japanese translated story on the healing power of books

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Gift set includes this novel, a bone china Go Away I'm Reading Mug and a pair of adult size Go Away I'm Reading socks. When she finds out her boyfriend has been seeing someone else at their work and is engaged to get married to her next year, her life goes into a tailspin. It's not a long book and I listened to it on audio, but it still felt like it took me a long time to get through it. Un texto superfluo que yo no he podido disfrutar en ningún momento, al contrario, ha sido un suplicio leerlo.

Không bàn đến cốt truyện hay nhân vật nhiều đâu, với mình thì đây đúng chính xác là một cuốn sách chữa lành. I did want a bit more depth to the story, but for what it was this was a highly enjoyable comforting read that I'd recommend to book lovers everywhere. The narrative is evenly paced and compact but I thought the writing (or maybe the translation) was a tad choppy and lacking in depth. The story then skips ahead over a period of years, moving from Takako to her uncle Satoru as he’s reunited with his long-lost wife Momoko, after her mysterious disappearance.Tratta una varietà piuttosto limitata di libri e, a meno di essere degli esperti appassionati, è difficile che la si conosca. You know that feeling when you read a book and it's an international bestseller they made into a film and you're like "but this slid out of my brain like it was greased and nothing happens except a vague feeling of melancholy and what the hell is there even to film? Al principio se siente perdida y fuera de lugar en un ambiente tan bucólico e intelectual… Pero el olor del polvo de los antiguos volúmenes apilados en las estanterías, el ambiente del barrio bohemio, las peculiaridades de cada uno de los clientes habituales… le hacen conectar con más cosas además de consigo misma: con el gran desconocido que resultó ser su tío, con los chicos que regentan el café de la esquina… y hasta con un apuesto y misterioso lector que se pasa las horas leyendo siempre en la misma mesa. Twenty-five-year-old Takako has enjoyed a relatively easy existence—until the day her boyfriend Hideaki, the man she expected to wed, casually announces he’s been cheating on her and is marrying the other woman. Nada más lejos de la realidad: entre sus páginas he hallado una trama lineal, sumamente básica y carente de descripción alguna, dotada de personajes planos, sin carácter definido y sumamente incoherentes (mención especial a la protagonista que no puede ser más repelente).

Creo que a cualquier lector le gusta encontrar historias donde los libros se muestren como salvavidas, como elementos de aprendizaje y crecimiento. Su tío regenta una antigua librería familiar de segunda mano especializada en literatura japonesa y le ofrece el ático del local para que allí la joven vuelva a conectar consigo misma. This is oddly fragmented, sometimes a little uneven, and the translation could be smoother but I enjoyed its quirky feel and the emphasis on the transformative power of reading. And as summer fades to autumn, Satoru and Takako discover they have more in common than they first thought. Entre sus páginas se nos narra el día a día de un rincón oculto de esa inabarcable urbe, pero también se nos desmenuzan distintas formas de vivir y sentir en el Tokio de hoy en día.Poetica a parte, questo racconto lungo si è rivelato una piacevole lettura estiva che coccola l’animo. Mi-a plăcut foarte mult să ascult audiobook-ul acestei cărți, în lectura actriței Ilinca Hărnuț, și cred că am făcut alegerea perfectă având în vedere subiectul și atmosfera acestui roman. La narración, los diálogos y cómo se desarrollan los hechos, denota que estamos ante un relato banal, por su sencillez y por la escasa profundidad general. No sé si marcará la vida de alguien, pero te acompaña durante un rato, como un paseo bonito en un día despejado. It was first published in Japan in 2010, the sequel the following year Morisaki Shoten No Hibi, a hit Japanese movie based on the book, was released in 2010 to great acclaim.

I throughly enjoyed this book, it was thought-provoking, simple, entertaining whilst being uplifting and a delightfully written story with fabulous and interesting character development.As the characters navigate the ups and downs of life, their journeys are intertwined with the books they read and recommend, resulting in a brilliant tapestry of self-discovery. At its core, this book is a celebration of the transformative power of literature, how books can quietly but profoundly alter the course of our lives. I am a bookseller and a booklover so this book was always going to be perfect for me, I am really glad that Eric Ozawa translated this novel for us all to enjoy! Sensitive topics like dealing with heartbreak, boredom, loneliness were handled so well and again it was not that it was being preachy. Así, acabará viviendo en la planta de arriba / almacén de la librería de viejo (¡y especializada en literatura moderna japonesa!

Dapprima sorpresa dal caratteristico quartiere libresco e dal disordine regnante in casa dello zio, Takako inizierà pian piano a uscire dal proprio guscio con qualche aiuto imprevisto. Esta breve y sutil novelita es una lectura perfecta para recuperar la fe en el poder sanador de los libros, para hacer despertar el amor por las pequeñas cosas que a menudo nos pasan desapercibidas en nuestro ajetreado día a día.

Este tiene una propuesta que hacerle, y después de presionarla, consigue que Takako se mude a vivir al pequeño pisito ubicado en la planta superior de la librería de segunda mano Morisaki, en el famoso barrio de las librerías, Jinbocho, el más grande del mundo dedicado a los libros. Algo que obviamente no esperaba, ya que a pesar de saber que no iba a ser un libro inolvidable tenía el convencimiento de que encontraría una historia “feel good”, algo agradable y ligero para disfrutar. The author also references the Kanda Used Book Festival, the largest annual event held in Kanda's Jimbocho secondhand book district that started in 1960. Sendo um livro tão pequeno, é natural que a história não seja incrivelmente bem explorada, mas haveria espaço para o fazer, porque as temáticas são interessantes. Though I didn’t enjoy the second segment of the narrative as much as the first, overall I didn't dislike this short novel in its totality.