Days at the Morisaki Bookshop: A Cozy Japanese Literary Tale of Love and Books in Tokyo
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The wise and charming international bestseller and hit Japanese movie—about a young woman who loses everything but finds herself—a cozy fiction tale of new beginnings, romantic and family relationships, and the comfort that can be found in books. 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. Suddenly, Takako’s life is in freefall. She loses her job, her friends, and her acquaintances, and spirals into a deep depression. In the depths of her despair, she receives a call from her distant uncle Satoru. An unusual man who has always pursued something of an unconventional life, especially after his wife Momoko left him out of the blue five years earlier, Satoru runs a second-hand bookshop—a true haven for anyone who loves books about books—in Jimbocho, Tokyo’s famous book district. Takako once looked down upon Satoru’s life. Now, she reluctantly accepts his offer of the tiny room above the bookshop rent-free in exchange for helping out at the store. The move is temporary, until she can get back on her feet. But on her healing journey in the months that follow, Takako surprises herself when she develops a passion for Japanese literature, becomes a regular at a local coffee shop where she makes new friends, and eventually meets a young editor from a nearby publishing house who’s going through his own messy breakup. But just as she begins to find joy again, Hideaki reappears, forcing Takako to rely once again on her uncle, whose own life has begun to unravel. Together, this unlikely found family of seeming opposites work to understand each other and themselves as they continue to share the wisdom they’ve gained in the bookshop. Translated By Eric Ozawa
| Book 1 Of 2 | Morisaki Bookshop |
| Dimensions | 5 x 0.5 x 7.75 inches |
| Isbn 10 | 0063278677 |
| Isbn 13 | 978-0063278677 |
| Item Weight | 2.31 pounds |
| Language | English |
| Print Length | 160 pages |
| Publication Date | July 4, 2023 |
| Publisher | Harper Perennial |
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Great and easy read
I really enjoyed and loves this book. It was a great and easy read. I really loved Uncle Satoru's words of wisdoms. He was such a supportive and loving person. I wasn't a really big fan of the aunt though.
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A Sweet Story for Book Lovers
A young woman in Tokyo.is painfully dumped by a feckless man who she learns she learns has been seeing someone else the whole time they were dating and is now going to marry that other woman. The shy rejected woman leaves her job and is simply sleeping away her life. Her mother's brother calls her and talks her.in to coming to another part of town and living in the room above his.used bookshop. He tells her she can help in the shop in lieu of room and board. And from that move the reader gets to experience the building of love in many different guises. Its a lovely read and the bookstore itself is my favorite character.
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Enjoyable
Good enjoyable book. Loved the quick read.
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Good reading
Really liked the book
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Good light reading
Good light reading. Perfect for flight and short trips!
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A truly wholesome story!!!
I absolutely loved this book! Such a wholesome story. I love Japanese comfort reads because they are about multiple characters who usually come together like a family. There is so much community involved.
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For those who want to understand what we can do to change our lives for the better.
This is an amazing read and worth every minute you spend with it. It truly shows how family and yourself and help pull you out of dark places.
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Charming
Charming little story with likable characters.
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A japanese cozy read 🫰🏻🌱
The quality of book is amazing go for it .A Japanese novel that feels like home 💖. Obviously the plot takes place majorly at a bookshop and every bibliophiles will love that part . But apart from the bookstore the story feels average but it is bonded with so much of raw emotions 🥹.The novel explores the story of a girl named Takako ,who trying to figure out peace from an unwanted chaos happened on her love life. She just gone through a deceit from a person whom, she thinks is her boyfriend but was not.She just returned from that chaos,homeless and even jobless,to her uncle's home aka Morisaki Bookshop . She lives there in that bookshop which was a hereditary thing ,from even three generations before 📚🫰🏻. From there it shows us how that bookshop became an inevitable place in her life as she came across many things during that stay ✨✨The writing is so simple that we can easily connect with the characters and plot.The book moreover feels like a warm hug in a bad day✨🫰🏻.The jimbhocho town is calling me to stay there for the rest of the life to do the honour of reading and reading and reading........
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Nice read
Beautiful
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Impression de qualité, lecture fluide pour les débutants en anglais
La couverture du livre et l’impression sont de très bonne qualitéL’histoire est originale et captivanteJe conseille fortement pour une première lecture en anglais pour les débutants
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Warm, Comforting & Beautifully Written
This was such a relaxing and comforting read. Days at the Morisaki Bookshop has a very calm, reflective atmosphere that makes it perfect for quiet evenings or weekends when you just want to slow down and enjoy a thoughtful story. The writing feels gentle and natural, and the setting of the small Tokyo bookshop is incredibly cozy and immersive. Even though the story is simple on the surface, it explores loneliness, healing, relationships, and personal growth in a very genuine way. The characters feel human and easy to connect with, especially through the small everyday moments that make the novel feel authentic. What I especially enjoyed was how the book captures the feeling of finding comfort through literature and routine. Fans of Japanese translated fiction will probably appreciate the subtle emotional style and slower pacing.
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No está mal, si te gustan las historias románticas
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