Book Review: Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa (Translated by Eric Ozawa)
Imagine your uncle owning a second-hand bookshop, and you having access to all the books. It's like practically living in the midst of books, doesn't it sound like heaven? Some books make you feel at home, even though they lack suspense or mystery in their stories. Well, "Days at the Morisaki Bookshop" is one such book for me. Despite its lack of a suspenseful plot, I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. The Book is all about Love, Family Bonding, Finding comfort in books and New Beginnings.. Let's delve into the book. Set in Jimbocho, Tokyo; it revolves around the Morisaki Bookshop nestled in a neighborhood full of bookstores, specializing in old secondhand books. The female protagonist, 'Takako', starts living on the first floor of the building that houses the bookstore after her uncle offers her the place in exchange for a little help with the bookstore. 'Satoru', the male protagonist and brother of Takako's mother, inherit