Why the Morisaki Bookshop Novels Were Exactly What I Needed (and Maybe What You Need Too)
I didn’t pick up Days at the Morisaki Bookshop expecting anything special. Honestly, I just wanted something quiet. My mind felt overstimulated, my heart a little worn down. I wasn’t in the mood for a twisty plot or anything that tried too hard. I wanted a story that let me breathe. What I found was more than that. Satoshi Yagisawa’s two novels — Days at the Morisaki Bookshop and its sequel, More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop are now books I find myself quietly recommending to people when they’re going through something. A breakup. Burnout. A big, life-shaped question mark. They’re not loud books. They don’t promise transformation. But they…