BOOKS FROM JAPANWhat You Are Looking for Is in the Library
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Set in Japan
Female author
Description:
For fans of The Midnight Library and Before the Coffee Gets Cold, this charming Japanese novel shows how the perfect book recommendation can change a reader's life. What are you looking for? This is the famous question routinely asked by Tokyo's most enigmatic librarian, Sayuri Komachi. Like most librarians, Komachi has read every book lining her shelves--but she also has the unique ability to read the souls of her library guests. For anyone who walks through her door, Komachi can sense exactly what they're looking for in life and provide just the book recommendation they never knew they needed to help them find it. Each visitor comes to her library from a different juncture in their careers and dreams, from the restless sales attendant who feels stuck at her job to the struggling working mother who longs to be a magazine editor. The conversation that they have with Sayuri Komachi--and the surprise book she lends each of them--will have life-altering consequences. With heartwarming charm and wisdom, What You Are Looking For Is in the Library is a paean to the magic of libraries, friendship and community, perfect for anyone who has ever found themselves at an impasse in their life and in need of a little inspiration.
Reviews:
(5 hours ago) |
21 Jan, 2025
You can judge the book by its cover - or its title anyway. You will find what you are looking for in the library. This series of interconnected slices of Tokyo life is gentle and formulaic. Each story follows the same pattern. This is part of the charm, showing how even in a big city we are all connected. The book is about seeing help - having the courage to ask for it is the first step.
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