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M?t ?¨ºm v?i v? l?n tr?n sau phi v? kho?ng ?? nh¨¤ ng??i, Atsuya, Shota v¨¤ Kouhei ?? r? v¨¤o l¨¢nh t?m trong m?t c?n nh¨¤ hoang b¨ºn con d?c v?ng ng??i qua l?i. C?n nh¨¤ c¨® v? khi x?a l¨¤ m?t ti?m t?p h¨®a v?i bi?n hi?u c? k? b¨¢m ??y b? h¨®ng, khi?n ng??i ta kh¨® l¨°ng ??c ???c tr¨ºn ?¨® vi?t g¨¬. ??nh b?ng ngh? t?m m?t ?¨ºm r?i s¨¢ng h?m sau chu?n s?m, c? ba kh?ng ng? ch? ??i c? b?n s? l¨¤ m?t ?¨ºm kh?ng ng?, v?i bao ?i?u k? b¨ª b?t ??u t? m?t phong th? b?t ng? g?i ??n¡­

T¨¤i k? chuy?n h?n ng??i ?? gi¨²p Keigo kh¨¦o l¨¦o thay ??i c¨¢c m?c d?u th?i gian v¨¤ kh?ng gian, ch?p n?i nh?ng c?u chuy?n t??ng ch?ng ho¨¤n to¨¤n ri¨ºng r? th¨¤nh m?t k?t c?u ch?t ch?, g?y b?t ng? t? ??u t?i cu?i.

358 pages, Paperback

First published March 30, 2012

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Keigo Higashino

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Keigo Higashino (–|Ò° ¹çÎá) is one of the most popular and biggest selling fiction authors in Japan¡ªas well known as James Patterson, Dean Koontz or Tom Clancy are in the USA.

Born in Osaka, he started writing novels while still working as an engineer at Nippon Denso Co.¡¡(presently DENSO). He won the Edogawa Rampo Prize, which is awarded annually to the finest mystery work, in 1985 for the novel H¨­kago (After School) at age 27. Subsequently, he quit his job and started a career as a writer in Tokyo.

In 1999, he won the Mystery Writers of Japan Inc award for the novel Himitsu (The Secret), which was translated into English by Kerim Yasar and published by Vertical under the title of Naoko in 2004. In 2006, he won the 134th Naoki Prize for Y¨­gisha X no Kenshin. His novels had been nominated five times before winning with this novel.

The Devotion of Suspect X was the second highest selling book in all of Japan¡ª fiction or nonfiction¡ªthe year it was published, with over 800,000 copies sold. It won the prestigious Naoki Prize for Best Novel¡ª the Japanese equivalent of the National Book Award and the Man Booker Prize. Made into a motion picture in Japan, The Devotion of Suspect X spent 4 weeks at the top of the box office and was the third highest©\grossing film of the year.

Higashino¡¯s novels have more movie and TV series adaptations than Tom Clancy or Robert Ludlum, and as many as Michael Crichton.

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May 6, 2020
I loved this book so much! It has everything that I love in a book. The way in which it weaves the story together connecting all the characters was what completely won me over. All the characters are given such detailed backgrounds that they feel real. I didn't love the way in which some of the advice was being worded by the boys sending out the advice letters, but it was realistic to the situation at hand. I'm so thrilled that this one was a win for me!
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271 reviews478 followers
May 7, 2022
An exciting and touching story.

A story tells another story.

When I read the second chapter, I thought I read a new story. They are related.

The author can tell a complicated mystery smoothly and randomly.

I enjoyed reading it slowly.

No wonder this book is rated so high. One of the best fiction I ever read.

Great storybook.
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February 28, 2022
Three thieves find themselves taking shelter in an abandoned general store after a robbery. Soon a leeter was dropped in the store seeking store owner's advice about some dilemma that a young woman was facing at that time in her life. Thieves after a heated discussion decides to help the young woman by answering her questions, thus starting a chain of questions and answers that takes the reader back and forth in time in the life of different people who at some point dropped a letter in the store in search of answers to their questions.

Many characters were introduced throughout the story. Some of their stories left me with teary eyes while others put a smile on my face. Despite many arcs in story everything was tied up neatly in the end making it a very satisfying read for me.

This was my second book by the author and this was a complete opposite of . He dealt with human emotions so differently here than , and I am in awe of him how he tells his stories. And that makes me want to read another of his book sooner.

Highly recommended.
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218 reviews260 followers
November 16, 2021
Thanks Teck for recommending this book! Omg this actually made me cry a few times which is a first!!

~ Quick Summary ~

Three delinquents hide out in an old abandoned general store where they exchange letters with people from the past who are seeking life advice and unexpectedly become life coaches ?.

~ Pick this up if you enjoy/don¡¯t mind ~

? Magic Realism

? Emotional and touching stories

? Slower pace

? Some comedy

? "the Housekeeper and the Professor¡± (I definitely enjoyed Namiya more!!)

~ What I loved ~

I loved the use of different POV and timelines because of how they connected. First we were introduced to the delinquents who stumbled upon the magical store and their first letter. I was disappointed when we changed POV but seeing the letter and from a different perspective was actually quite hilarious because it was so brutally honest and I could imagine the delinquents blabbering about what to write.

This was very touching. The people seeking advice were normal, everyday people so they were relatable and it was easy to connect. The lessons that the characters learned were actually so amazing and touching. There were 3 moments that made me unexpectedly emotional. I even cried and that is rare!

~ What I didn¡¯t enjoy ~

The stories were a little boring to begin with, but when the characters learn, develop and think about the advice, it does get interesting and tug at the heartstrings. As there are quite a few stories in there, we have to go back to the beginning to introduce the characters and their stories. So going through that process multiple times does slow down the pace for me.
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178 reviews427 followers
February 9, 2022
what you think this book is:-

what it actually is:-


unapologetically Japanese, beautifully crafted, and heartbreakingly uplifting¡ª is a miraculous piece of art and it probably deserves a little more love and appreciation than what its already getting.

people don¡¯t drift apart for one specific reason. well, you might be able to find a reason, but you could come up with one only after you made up your mind, a tired excuse tacked on after the fact.



while i'm mourning all that's been lost in translation, i'm still feeling hopeful and would recommend this book to anyone wanting to hear the stories that this book tells. it, my friend, is a story of some boys next door, of an athlete, of that one golden hearted and talented musician, it's a story of an orphanage, it also happens to be a story of a love, and most of all a story made up with words that were left unsaid, it' s a story of many people that i, unfortunately, will never have the privilege to meet. im never going to meet namiya, i will never get any piece of advice from him, but maybe i can be the namiya is someone else's life, who knows?


anyways, a few realization?

?it's you who changes your life, it's you who has to get up from your bed in the morning, and deal with the world. and you do have control over almost everything in your life.
?everyone needs advice, but at the end of the day the answer lies in your heart. you already know the solution, you just need someone to show you the path sometimes. and it's okay to seek help.
?every decision we take, make makes us us
?we all are, as human beings, somehow connected.





lastly, all my friends loved this book a little bit more than i did. i can tell its mostly me, not the book. i'm not a huge fan of magical realism aspect in contemporary fiction and the time jump is something that easily manages to give me headaches. also the writing put me off. but i dont regret giving it a try. it was worth it.
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603 reviews181 followers
October 15, 2023
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492 reviews58 followers
April 25, 2022
For me; There is something special about books that could REALLY make me cry. This book hit all the right marks. It aimed, targeted and shot me through the heart. And I¡¯m still trying to recover from it as I am writing this review.

I wonder how my life would be if I drop a letter to the Namiya General Store. Who¡¯s going to answer my life¡¯s quandary? Mr. Namiya or the three burglars? This novel kind of reminded me of Before The Coffee Gets Cold because of its magical connection with TIME. Completely unrelated in terms of the premise but reading Japanese books is slowly becoming the norm for me. They bring a different colour to my reading experience.

I completely and hands down reccommend this book to everyone. One little reminder, though. YOU WILL LIKELY CRY SO BRACE YOURSELF!
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57 reviews86 followers
December 2, 2018
Cam: th?n g?i ti?m t?p ho¨¢ Namiya
N?m nay ch¨¢u s?p ch?m 3 x?ch nh?ng ch¨¢u ch?a c¨® b? . K¨ªnh mong ti?m cho ch¨¢u 1 l?i khuy¨ºn ch?n th¨¤nh nh?t c¨® th? ?? cu?i n?m ch¨¢u t? ch?c ?¨¢m c??i. B? qua giai ?o?n c¨® b?. B? bi?c g¨¬ m?c m?t ra :¡±> ch¨¢u c¨® t¨ª nh?c nh? 2 th¨¢ng n?a l¨¤ t?t ? ?
C¨¢c ti?m c¨® th? cmt b¨ºn d??i ? hihi
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February 22, 2023
?????? ?? ???? ?? ?? ????? ?? ?? ??? ?? ?? ????? ?? ?????? ????!!!. ???? ??????? ? ???????? ?????? ???? ? ?????? ?? ?? ??? ?????? ????????. ?? ??? (?? ??? ???? ?????? ?? ???) ???? ??????? ???????? ????? ???? ? ??? ?? ??? ????? ?????? ?????? ?? ???? ?? ??? ?? ???? ????? ???? ??? ???? ??? ???? ?? ??? ???? ? ?????? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???? ??? ????.? ????? ???? ? ??? ????? ????? ???? ???? ???? ?????? ????? ??? ???. ?? ????? ??? ?? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???? ? ??? ?? ??? ??????? ??? ?? ??? ????? ???????? ?????? ? ...

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387 reviews191 followers
May 19, 2020
"You are not just here to fill space or be a background character in someone else's movie. Consider this: nothing would be the same if you did not exist. Every place you have ever been and everyone you have ever spoken to would be different without you. We are all connected, and we are all affected by the decisions and even the existence of those around us." --David Niven
This was truly a heartwarming yet tear-inducing read reminiscent of the quaint magic Studio Ghibli films always have. No one would expect that Keigo Higashino, a resident powerhouse of the Japanese crime fiction genre, would be the genius behind this masterpiece. However, I noticed that all of his books always examine the value of filial love and have a heartfelt theme despite the fact that the story centers on a murder.

The Miracles of the Namiya General Store follows this theme as well and fleshes out the lives of the letter senders in the past and weaves it into an intertwining tapestry of human relationships transcending time. At times, I was frustrated with the three delinquents' brash ignorance and I wished that their personal stories were also examined more. However, they had developed by the end quite well and I was really touched with their reflections brought by the magic pervading in the store.

I really felt elated and full of love while reading this book! It really emphasized how our words influence the course of people's lives without really knowing the magnitude of its effects on them. This is by far one of my favorite pieces from Keigo Higashino, and I'm now sure of the fact that he's my favorite author of the year.

P.S. There's also a movie released in 2017 so I'm off to watch it now and cry all over again HAHAHA.
P.P.S. I just finished watching the movie and I loved it especially when the song Reborn was performed huhuhuh I still love the book more though as it's more nuanced and contemplative.
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August 26, 2023
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April 23, 2018
5 sao v¨¬ quy?n s¨¢ch n¨¤y ??n qu¨¢ ?¨²ng th?i ?i?m, qu¨¢ h?p t?m tr?ng, ???c em Th? c¨´ng l¨¤m d? ¨¢n SG v?i m¨¬nh cho m??n. Thi?t d? th??ng.

Quy?n s¨¢ch nh?c m¨¬nh nh? t?i vi?c ??i x? t? t? v¨¤ c?n tr?ng v?i nh?ng ng??i m¨¬nh c¨® duy¨ºn ch?m ??n trong ??i.
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March 7, 2023
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August 27, 2022
This Japanese translation was a rare ¡®Did Not Finish¡¯ for me, so I did not give it a rating.

The premise of this story is that three young thugs have stolen a car to use to commit a robbery. The car breaks down and they end up spending the night in an abandoned store. There¡¯s a mail slot in the door where people drop off ¡®Dear Abby¡¯ letters outlining their life problems to receive replies from an elderly man who used to run the store. Now he just comes by the store to pick up letters and leave his responses. I gather the entire story takes place over that one evening.

Were given the story of how all this started as a joke over the family name of the store ¡®Namiya,¡¯ and ¡®nayami,¡¯ the Japanese word for problems or woes.

The first flag for me was that the young men hold a discussion about ¡®should we open this letter? It¡¯s not addressed to us.¡¯ I thought: ¡®Hey! Did you forget you¡¯re thugs out to commit a robbery? Go ahead and open it!¡¯

Then I started thinking this book must be YA. Maybe it is but I can¡¯t say for sure because I gave it only 30 pages. I went forward in the book to read some of the letters ¨C intriguing ¨C but not enough to keep me interested.

I notice the book has a sticker on the cover ¨C ¡®over 12 million sold.¡¯ That¡¯s great but I¡¯m left with the impression that this is a cutesy, Hallmark Channel, pop culture drugstore-rack book. Heart-warming? - maybe that's what I want to say. That impression is confirmed by the GR ratings ¨C 4.5. That¡¯s incredibly high, up there with the Harry Potters. Not for me.

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I¡¯ve not given up on the author though. Even before this book, he was known as a best-selling author in Japan based on his two murder mystery series: Detective Galileo and Detective Kaga. Twenty of his books have been made into movies or TV serials. I¡¯m reading a Galileo right now.

Photo of the author (b. 1958) from mydramalist.com
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December 2, 2022
L?n ??u ??c Namiya c?ng l¨¤ t?m n¨¤y 3 n?m tr??c. Khi ??c xong m¨¬nh ?? vi?t v¨¤o ??u s¨¢ch l¨¤: Right book, right time. 3 n?m sau ??c l?i, v?n l¨¤ right book, right time, ch? l¨¤ ho¨¤n c?nh kh¨¢c ?i.

Kh?ng h?i h?n khi m¨´ qu¨¢ng c¨²ng 1 ??ng ti?n cho Keigo, b?t ch?p nhi?u quy?n d? t?i m?c ??c xong ch? mu?n ch?i. Because it all started with Namiya and how it saved my soul, again and again.

/original review below/ more book reviews at my instagram: @toanlasach.vn

??c h?t s¨¢ch m?i bi?t t¨¢c gi? Higashino Keigo c?c n?i ti?ng v?i th? lo?i trinh th¨¢m. M¨¤ c? nh?c ??n trinh th¨¢m, c?ng l? c¨¢c th? th¨¬ m¨¬nh th??ng ngh? ngay t?i m?t tr?ng. Ch?c do nhi?m Bao C?ng v?i Thu? Th? M?t Tr?ng t? b¨¦ ?

C?ng r?t l?u v? sau, m¨¬nh m?i c¨® d?p ng?m k? b¨¬a s¨¢ch. Tr¨ºn b¨¬a, m?i h¨¬nh ?nh bay l?ng l? trong kh?ng trung, ???c r?i s¨¢ng b?i ¨¢nh tr?ng b¨¤ng b?c, t?o n¨ºn m?t c?m gi¨¢c c?c huy?n ?o.

M¨¬nh t?ng ??c quy?n The Goldfinch (b?n ti?ng Vi?t l¨¤ ¡°Con S? V¨¤ng¡± - ??t gi?i Pulitzer 2014). Khi ?¨®, do ch?a ?? ch¨ªn n¨ºn m¨¬nh kh?ng th¨ªch l?m. Nh?ng m¨¬nh nh? m?i m?t chi ti?t, ??i ? l¨¤: M?t t¨¢c ph?m hay s? t? ??ng t¨¬m ??n b?n, ch? kh?ng ph?i b?n t¨¬m ??n n¨®.

Nghe d? nh?. T¨¢c ph?m l¨¤m g¨¬ c¨® ch?n m¨¤ ch?y ??n t¨¬m b?n ???c. Ch? ??n khi ??c xong ¡°?i?u k? di?u c?a ti?m t?p ho¨¢ Namiya¡± m¨¬nh m?i hi?u c?u ?n d? ?¨®

M?i ng??i bi?t c¨¢i tr¨° retargeting c?a qu?ng c¨¢o online kh?ng? Ch? c?n v¨¤o m?t web mua h¨¤ng th¨¬ v? sau qu?ng s?n ph?m c?a web ?¨® s? b¨¢m b?n DAI H?N C? VONG ?M. Qu?ng c¨¢o s? li¨ºn t?c hi?n tr¨ºn Facebook, Insta b?n ?y.

Chuy?n l¨¤ m¨¬nh c¨® v¨¤o Tiki xem s¨¢ch nh?ng kh?ng mua g¨¬. Sau ?¨® b? qu?ng c¨¢o Tiki b¨¢m theo tr¨ºn m?i m?t tr?n. V¨¤ qu?ng c¨¢o ¡°?i?u k? di?u c?a ti?m t?p ho¨¢ Namiya¡± ??p v¨¤o m?t m¨¬nh. Ngay l¨²c ?y, m¨¬nh ?? bi?t l¨¤ ph?i ??c n¨®.

M¨¬nh x?p n¨® v¨¤o m?t trong ba cu?n ?nh h??ng nh?t t?i m¨¬nh, v¨¤ lu?n g?i ? m?i ng??i ??c. M¨¬nh c?ng ch? mua n¨® ?? t?ng nh?ng ng??i tr?n qu?.

Ngh?ch l? ? ch?, th¨ªch l¨¤ th? nh?ng m¨¬nh m?i kh?ng review ???c V¨¬ m¨¬nh c? c?m gi¨¢c vi?t sao c?ng kh?ng x?ng v?i s? k? di?u c?a s¨¢ch. Ki?u qu¨¢ th¨ªch n¨ºn kh?ng th? s?p x?p suy ngh? m?ch l?c ?y¡­

Haruki Murakami, khi n¨®i v? quy?n s¨¢ch y¨ºu th¨ªch The Great Gatsy (??i gia Gatsby), ?? g¨®i g?n trong m?y d¨°ng nh? n¨¤y: ¡°?¨® l¨¤ ki?u v?n ch??ng nu?i d??ng ta khi ta ??c [¡­] T?i th?t kinh ng?c l¨¤m sao khi m?t nh¨¤ v?n tr? nh? th? [¡­] l?i c¨® th? n?m b?t r?t s?u s?c, r?t c?ng b?ng, r?t n?ng h?u hi?n th?c c?a cu?c s?ng.¡±

Murakami t¨¤i ba m?i c¨® th? nh?n x¨¦t ng?n m¨¤ tinh tu? th?. C¨°n m¨¬nh th¨¬ t¨¤i ba (hoa), n¨ºn l?m nh?m n?y gi? m¨¤ m?i ng??i v?n ch?a bi?t s¨¢ch vi?t v? c¨¢i g¨¬ I¡¯m sorry, so sorry =))

Anw, v?i m¨¬nh th¨¬ ¡°?i?u k? di?u c?a ti?m t?p ho¨¢ Namiya¡± ch¨ªnh l¨¤ ki?u v?n ch??ng nu?i d??ng ng??i ??c, nh? ¡°??i gia Gatsby¡± nu?i d??ng Murakami.

M?y m? h?c v?n h?i c?p 3 ch?c c?ng nh? v? cu?c tranh lu?n gi?a tr??ng ph¨¢i v?n h?c ¡°Ngh? thu?t v? ngh? thu?t¡± VS ¡°Ngh? thu?t v? nh?n sinh¡±. Hai b¨ºn ch?i nhau nh? th? v?n ch??ng ch? c¨® th? thu?c m?t trong hai tr??ng ph¨¢i. Nh?ng Higashino Keigo l¨¤m ???c c? hai, khi t?o n¨ºn m?t t¨¢c ph?m v?a ??p v?a qu¨¢ ??i nh?n v?n.

??p tr??c h?t ? c?t truy?n. T¨¢c gi? ?? x?u chu?i c¨¢c c?u chuy?n t??ng ch?ng kh?ng li¨ºn quan cu?i c¨´ng v?a kh¨ªt nh? nh?ng mi?ng x?p h¨¬nh. Sau n¨¤y m?i bi?t t¨¢c gi? vi?t quy?n n¨¤y v¨¬ ?am m¨º th?i, ch? s? tr??ng c?a b¨¢c l¨¤ trinh th¨¢m. Ch?ng ng?c nhi¨ºn khi c¨¢c chi ti?t trong truy?n li¨ºn k?t ch?t ch? v?i nhau ??n th?, b?i ng??i vi?t l¨¤ b?c th?y t?o twist v?i 7749 truy?n trinh th¨¢m ?¨¬nh ?¨¢m nh? ¡°Ph¨ªa sau nghi can X¡± hay ¡°B?ch D? H¨¤nh¡± c? m¨¤!

Trong s¨¢ch c¨® nh?c ??n The Beatles. C¨® nh?ng l¨¢ th? tay m¨¤ ng¨¤y nay ch? m?y ai vi?t cho nhau. C¨® c? nh?ng d¨°ng v?n ??p ??n ch?y n??c m?t.

Truy?n nh?n v?n ? c¨¢ch x?y d?ng v¨¤ ph¨¢t tri?n nh?n v?t, ??c bi?t l¨¤ nh?n v?t ba t¨ºn tr?m. Ba ??a d? h?i ?i ?n c?p ? t?. ?ang l¨¢i xe t?u tho¨¢t th¨¬ xe h?ng =))) Ch¨²ng ?¨¤nh ph?i tr?n v¨¤o ti?m t?p ho¨¢ Namiya b? hoang. ?ang tr?n trong ??y thi t? d?ng nh?n ???c c¨¢c l¨¢ th? nh? t? v?n g? r?i v??ng b?n trong l¨°ng.

Quan tr?ng h?n, nh?ng b?c th? ?¨® ??N T? QU? KH?. S? ch?a Li¨ºu Trai Nguy?n Ng?c Ng?n ch?a? ?¨²ng l¨¤ ?n c??p b? nghi?p qu?t. Anw, sau m?t h?i s? s?t v?i c?i nhau, ba ??a quy?t ??nh vi?t th? ??a l?i khuy¨ºn cho ng??i g?i.

C? ba ??u nh?n th?c r? m¨¬nh CH? l¨¤ k? c??p, l?y t? c¨¢ch g¨¬ m¨¤ ?i t? v?n khuy¨ºn r?n ng??i kh¨¢c (ch?a k? ch? vi?t x?u nh? b¨°). Nh?ng r?i, th?ng qua vi?c vi?t th? qua l?i, l?n ??u ti¨ºn ba ??a th?y m¨¬nh ?ang l¨¤m ?i?u c¨® ¨ªch cho ng??i kh¨¢c. Ch¨²ng quy?t ??nh s? s?ng ti?p, v¨¤ s?ng th?t t?t. N¨¤y l?i b?o kh?ng nh?n v?n ?i??

L?i c¨® m?t ch??ng nh? t¨¢t v¨¤o m?t m¨¬nh. Giai ?o?n ?y m¨¬nh v? c¨´ng ch¨¢n n?n v¨¤ ch? mu?n bu?ng b? t?t c?. Nh?ng ch??ng ?¨® khi?n m¨¬nh nh?n ra m¨¬nh ch? ?ang li¨ºn t?c ch?y tr?n v¨¤ vi?n c? Sau ?¨® th¨¬ m¨¬nh ?? d?ng c?m ??i m?t v¨¤ s?ng ti?p o¨¢ch c?c :> Thank kiu b¨¢c t¨¢c gi? ?

Khi ??c s¨¢ch th¨¬ m¨¬nh c¨® c?m gi¨¢c kh?ng tin n?i wtf I am reading, sao c¨® th? hay ??n th?! C¨® m?y l¨²c c¨°n ph?i ch? ??ng ng?ng ?? l?y l?i b¨¬nh t?nh

??c xong th¨¬ ?? r?t khuya r?i. V? t¨¬nh ng?ng l¨ºn nh¨¬n ra c?a s?, tr?ng ?? l¨ºn cao, tr¨°n v¨¤ s¨¢ng v?ng v?c. Khi ?y, ¨¢nh tr?ng b?c nh? chi?u v¨¤o ??t ??m khu?n m?t m¨¬nh. M¨¬nh ?? thi?p ?i ngon l¨¤nh d??i ¨¢nh tr?ng.

T¨¬nh c? n?a, khi m¨¬nh vi?t xong c?m nh?n v? quy?n n¨¤y, c?ng l¨¤ ng¨¤y c¨® si¨ºu tr?ng r?t tr¨°n v¨¤ s¨¢ng. Nh?n danh m?t tr?ng, t¨¬nh y¨ºu, v¨¤ c?ng l?, c¨¢c c?u h?y ??c th? ?i nh¨¦ ??
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233 reviews388 followers
August 6, 2016
3 sao r??i. V¨¬ kh?ng ng? Keigo n?i ti?ng v? trinh th¨¢m l?i c¨® th? c¨® m?t g¨®c nh¨¬n kh¨¢c nh? v?y v? cu?c s?ng: R?t h??ng thi?n, nh?n b?n. Nh?ng m¨¤ khoan, h?y ch? ngh? ??n gi?n v? cu?n s¨¢ch n¨¤y, b?i b?c th?y trinh th¨¢m Nh?t B?n ?? d¨´ng ?¨²ng nguy¨ºn t?c ?¨® ?? m¨®c n?i m?t t?m t? nh?n kh?ng l? v? ?¨²ng m?t n¨²t th?t trung t?m: Ti?m t?p h¨®a Namiya.

Qua ?¨®, ta th?y r?t nhi?u ki?p ng??i, r?t nhi?u cu?c ??i, v¨¤ r? r¨¤ng l¨¤ m?i quy?t ??nh trong cu?c s?ng, m?i g¨®c nh¨¬n ??u s? ?nh h??ng l?n t??ng lai sau n¨¤y. M?t cu?c d?o ch?i tuy?t ??i nh? nh¨¤ng v¨¤ ??y nh?n v?n c?a Keigo. N¨ºn ??c n¨ºn ??c!
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26 reviews5 followers
July 26, 2023
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Author?65 books11.3k followers
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March 9, 2021
A very soft and cuddly book. Premise: a general store manager randomly becomes an agony uncle of sorts, answering anonymous questions and doing his best to help. 33 years after his death, three young hoodlums hole up in the abandoned store, and find letters from the past coming through the letterbox. So they start answering them, rather less tactfully.

The stories are nicely interwoven, the time jump aspect nicely worked out, and the way the advice works is fun, as we see people interpreting and reacting to the advice in ways shaped far more by themselves than by the advice givers. Yes, whimsical, bit sentimental, and the translation is rather clunky, but whatever: it's a feel-good book (though with quite a lot of hard things noted about Japan and capitalism and sexism) and the ending is super uplifting and really nicely led up to. However, if I gave stars I would have to dock one for the realisation that the 1980s are now basically a period of historical rather than contemporary fiction. Goddammit.
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193 reviews247 followers
December 28, 2021
?? c¨® bao gi? c?u t?ng ??c ???c chui v¨¤o ng?n k¨¦o b¨¤n h?c c?a Nobita? Thi tho?ng, c?u s? ??c gi¨¢ ta ???c quay l?i qu¨¢ kh?, ???c s?a sai cho ch¨ªnh m¨¬nh hay nh¨°m qua l? h?ng c?a th?i gian ?? hi?u v? t??ng lai. Th?i gian, nh? bao ?ng gi¨¤ kh¨® t¨ªnh kh¨¢c, l?ng l?ng ?i m¨¤ ch?ng th¨¨m ?o¨¢i ho¨¤i ??n c?u.
?y v?y, ? ti?m t?p h¨®a Namiya, th?i gian ?? ng?ng ??ng l?i v¨¤o c¨¢i ng¨¤y gi? th? ba m??i c?a ?ng ch? ti?m. N¨® ch?ng c¨°n l¨¤ ?ng gi¨¤ kh¨® t¨ªnh n?a, th?i gian ?? tr? th¨¤nh k? ??ng ph?m ?¨¢ng y¨ºu bi?n ti?m t?p h¨®a Namiya thu? n¨¤o th¨¤nh c?u n?i c?a qu¨¢ kh? v¨¤ t??ng lai. T?i ??y, nh?ng b?c th? ? qu¨¢ kh? ???c chuy?n ??n t??ng lai v¨¤ ng??c l?i.

Tr?m trung chuy?n qu¨¢ kh? - t??ng lai ?y ???c v?n h¨¤nh b?i ba ch¨¤ng trai v?i l¨ª l?ch ch?ng h? 't?t ??p', h? b? d¨°ng ??i ??a ??y, r?i tr? th¨¤nh k? tr?m. Nh? bao 'bi k?ch' kh¨¢c, trong m?t l?n ch?y tr?n, 3 thanh ni¨ºn ?y v? t¨¬nh tr? th¨¤nh ng??i t? v?n h¨®m h?nh nh?ng th?ng t¨ªnh ??n l? th??ng.

¡°D¨´ m?c ?¨ªch l¨¤ qu?y r?i hay tr¨ºu ?¨´a th¨¬ ng??i g?i th? cho ti?m t?p h¨®a Namiya v? c? b?n c?ng gi?ng nh? nh?ng ng??i nh? t? v?n b¨¬nh th??ng kh¨¢c. T?m h?n h? h¨¦ m? ? ??u ?¨®, nh?ng th? quan tr?ng theo ?¨® m¨¤ ch?y ra.¡±

Th? r?i nh?ng l¨¢ th? ???c chuy?n ??n Namiya m?t c¨¢ch ??u ??n, ? qu¨¢ kh? l?n t??ng lai. T?p h¨®a Namiya th?t s? tr? th¨¤nh ?i?m t?a tinh th?n cho nh?ng con ng??i l?c l?i, c¨°n ?ang loay hoay v?i cu?c ??i. ?¨® c¨® th? l¨¤ c?u b¨¦ mu?n m¨¬nh ???c 100 ?i?m trong b¨¤i thi s?p t?i m¨¤ ch?ng c?n h?c h¨¤nh g¨¬, l¨¤ ch¨¤ng trai b¨¢n c¨¢ m? h? v? ch¨ªnh t??ng lai c?a m¨¬nh hay c? v?n ??ng vi¨ºn b? d?n x¨¦ gi?a ??c m?, l? t??ng v¨¤ ng??i m¨¬nh y¨ºu.

C¨® l?, Namiya kh?ng ch? ??n thu?n l¨¤ 'ti?m t?p h¨®a gi?i s?u', n¨® c¨°n l¨¤ c?u n?i c?a t¨¬nh y¨ºu th??ng. Tr??c h?t, ?¨® l¨¤ t¨¬nh c?m c?a ?ng l?o Namiya c?m c?i l¨¤m c?ng vi?c t? v?n b?t ch?p bao ?i?u d? ngh?. Sau c¨´ng, Namiya c¨°n l¨¤ n?i gi¨²p ng??i g?i th? hi?u r? b?n th?n m¨¬nh c?n g¨¬, ?? h? c¨® th? g?i g?m nh?ng c?u chuy?n ??i, qua ?¨® th¨ºm y¨ºu ch¨ªnh cu?c s?ng n¨¤y.

X?a nay, ng??i l?i ng??c qu¨¢ kh? ?? hi?u m¨¬nh l¨¤ ai kh?ng hi?m, k? nh¨¬n v¨¤o t??ng lai ?? ph?n ??u c?ng ch?ng thi?u, nh?ng ng??i c¨® th? ?an xen gi?a hai chi?u kh?ng gian kh¨¢c nhau, d?ng x?y n¨ºn m?t ti?m t?p h¨®a ? l?ng ch?ng kho?ng th?i gian ?y k?t n?i nh?ng c?u chuy?n nh?, ??y nh?n v?n ch? c¨® th? l¨¤ Higashino Keigo.

¡°B?n ?? c?a b?n v?n c¨°n l¨¤ t? gi?y tr?ng. B?n ?ang ? trong t¨¬nh tr?ng d¨´ r?t mu?n quy?t ??nh ?¨ªch ??n nh?ng l?i kh?ng bi?t ???ng ?i n?m ? ??u.
B?n ?? l¨¤ gi?y tr?ng th¨¬ d? nhi¨ºn l¨¤ l¨²ng t¨²ng r?i. Ai c?ng s? th?y m?t ph??ng h??ng.
Nh?ng b?n h?y th? thay ??i c¨¢ch nh¨¬n. V¨¬ c¨°n l¨¤ gi?y tr?ng n¨ºn b?n c¨® th? v? b?t k¨¬ b?n ?? n¨¤o. T?t c? l¨¤ t¨´y ? b?n. M?i th? ??u t? do, kh? n?ng l¨¤ v? t?n. ?i?u n¨¤y th?t tuy?t. T?i mong b?n h?y tin v¨¤o b?n th?n v¨¤ ch¨¢y h?t m¨¬nh v?i cu?c ??i.¡±

N?u m?t ng¨¤y n¨¤o ?¨®, c?u ??y b?n kho?n, loay hoay v?i cu?c ??i n¨¤y, h?y t¨¬m ??n ti?m t?p h¨®a Namiya, g? 'c?c c?c' v¨¤o c¨¢nh c?a im l¨¬m ?y, th? v¨¤o ??y m?t l¨¢ th? v?i bao tr?n tr?, t? tin c?u s? s?m t¨¬m ???c c?u tr? l?i cho ri¨ºng m¨¬nh. Nh?t ??nh l¨¤ v?y.
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414 reviews130 followers
October 7, 2018
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27 reviews7 followers
June 7, 2015
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253 reviews256 followers
April 21, 2021
Kennt ihr das, wenn eine Geschichte ein Hauch Magie umgibt? Keiner wei? genau wie sie funktioniert, keiner wei? woher sie kommt? Ist es Liebe, die diese Welt magisch werden l?sst? Egal was es ist, man muss es als gegeben hinnehmen und nicht hinterfragen... sonst ist sie vielleicht verloren diese Magie....
So kam mir diese Geschichte rund um den kleinen Gemischtwarenladen des Herrn Namiya vor. Ein unscheinbares, verlassenes und ziemlich in die Jahre gekommenes Haus und trotzdem bekommt jeder in den Briefschlitz der Eingangst¨¹r geworfene Brief eine Antwort, jede Frage nach Hilfe in schweren Situationen wird beantwortet! In unserem kleinen Ort geht das Ger¨¹cht herum, dass es immernoch der alte Herr Namiya ist, der dort die Antwortbriefe schreibt.

Aus verschiedenen Geschichten, die allesamt Gegenst?nde verschiedenster Briefe sind, flicht Keigo Higashino auf eine kluge und humorvoll-sanfte Weise seinen Plot. Ich pers?nlich mag es, wenn viele Erz?hlstr?nge zu einem zusammenflie?en, wenn man merkt, dass der Autor auch alle in der Hand beh?lt und jede Geschichte auserz?hlt wird. Das gelingt nicht immer so intelligent wie hier.
Einige Geschichten konnten mein Herz sehr ber¨¹hren, vor Allem, in denen es um Kinder ging. Insgesamt 4,5 Sterne ? ? ? ?
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153 reviews44 followers
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March 13, 2022
Buddy read with Sinthia ,Maisha ,Maliha &Chaity ?
Even a losing battle is worth fighting
Every time I read a Japanese book,my mind automatically feels more peaceful and serene.I see life and its hardships in a different light.This book revolves around a mysterious general store called ¡°Namiya General Store¡¯ which is famous for its advice.It shows us how good advice changes people¡¯s lives.

Timing makes all the difference between success and failure
Aspects which attracted me
? The writing is quite amazing and the ability to create suspense was something out of the world
? The author chose a very soothing way of depicting sorrows and demises
? I loved how every story was connected with each other
? I can¡¯t say in words how the stories hit me.After I finished the book, I sat down quietly for a long time deciphering the whole saga
? The plot is very unique and the characters were just what I wanted them to be
? I DIDN¡¯T CRY :) But this time Sinthia did
Can you make a little time out of your hectic life to read this book?Please read this.Play a soothing Japanese Folk melody and lose yourself!
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97 reviews41 followers
May 22, 2021

adalah karya pertama yang kubaca. Teman-teman di twitter sering membicarakan buku ini dan banyak yang bilang bukunya bagus. Meskipun begitu, ekspektasiku untuk buku ini tidak terlalu tinggi. Namun, aku benar-benar jatuh cinta sama buku ini setelah merampungkannya. Tak henti-hentinya aku berdecak kagum dengan kepiawaian penulis menyusun cerita yang rumit tetapi sungguh indah ini. Aku tak ragu untuk menyebut adalah penulis yang genius dan mulai paham kenapa banyak orang menggemari karya-karyanya. Aku sangat puas sama semua aspek yang ada di buku ini, dari gradasi warna biru dan desain sederhana pada cover-nya ¨Cyang memiliki kesan magis sebagaimana judulnya¡ªhingga jenis font yang dipilih penerbit.


Buku ini terbagi menjadi lima bab dan di setiap babnya mengisahkan suatu cerita yang sebetulnya dapat berdiri sendiri. Setiap bab dibagi lagi ke beberapa subbab yang pendek, sehingga tidak akan membuat pembaca sesak dan kelelahan. Membaca novel ini rasanya seperti membaca kumpulan cerita, tetapi keseluruhannya saling berkaitan membentuk kisah yang utuh dan megah. Tokoh-tokohnya pun berbeda di setiap bab. Maka dari itu, tokoh di buku ini sangat banyak. Namun, lucunya aku tidak merasa kesulitan sama sekali menghafal nama-nama Jepang yang ada di buku ini.


Pada bab pertama, penulis tanpa banyak perkenalan langsung menyodorkan sebuah misteri yang tidak bisa diterima dengan akal sehat. Tiga orang berandal ¨CAtsuya, Shota, dan Kohei¡ªyang baru saja merampok sebuah rumah bersembunyi di sebuah toko kelontong tua tak berpenghuni. Mereka berniat tinggal hingga menjelang fajar. Namun, secara misterius sebuah surat jatuh dari lubang surat di pintu gulung toko. Surat yang setelah mereka selidiki ternyata datang dari masa lalu itu membuat mereka bingung setengah mati. Meskipun begitu, mereka mulai menikmati kejanggalan ini dan acara berbalas-balasan surat pun terjadi. Mereka menulis surat balasan dan memasukkannya ke dalam kotak susu di sebelah pintu belakang. Lubang surat dan kotak susu menjadi portal waktu untuk berkomunikasi dengan orang-orang di masa lalu. Di bab ini, latar waktunya adalah masa sekarang, yaitu tahun 2012. Premis yang mengejutkan ini sukses memancing rasa penasaranku, apalagi penulis memasukkan kejadian Pemboikotan Olimpiade Moskow 1980 ¨Cyang sebelumnya kutemui dalam buku -nya ¡ªsebagai poin penting di bab ini.


Memasuki bab kedua, cerita beralih ke masa 32 tahun lalu, tepatnya pada tahun 1980. Seorang musisi amatir bimbang apakah ia harus memperjuangkan mimpinya untuk menjadi musisi professional atau menguburnya dalam-dalam dan melanjutkan usaha toko ikan milik keluarganya. Menariknya, ia dibesarkan di tempat yang sama dengan tempat di mana toko kelontong Namiya berdiri. Ia pun mengirim surat konsultasi. Seperti yang sudah kutulis di atas bahwa antarbab saling terkait, saat dia mendapat surat balasan, aku pun hafal siapa yang menulis surat tersebut dari gaya penulisannya. Di sini diceritakan latar belakang sang musisi dan kerja kerasnya untuk menggapai mimpinya. Konflik batin yang dialami sang musisi pun turut kurasakan. Kisah ini pun ditutup dengan peristiwa penting yang menjadi akar dari banyak keajaiban yang mengikutinya, salah satunya lahirnya musisi naik daun yang menginspirasi banyak orang, termasuk tiga berandalan tadi.


Di bab ketiga, aku diajak lebih mengenal siapa sebenarnya pemilik toko kelontong Namiya. Sampai di sini keajaiban yang diberikan penulis makin terasa. Banyak kejadian menarik, mengejutkan, dan mengharukan yang terjadi. Di bab selanjutnya, cerita kembali ke masa sekarang, yaitu tahun 2012. Tokoh utama di bab ini pun berganti. Ia adalah seorang mantan penggemar berat band legendaris The Beatles. Ini adalah salah satu bab kesukaanku. Kisahnya cukup panjang, tetapi dengan perasaan yang ringan mampu kuselesaikan. Banyak informasi baru yang kudapat. Jika sebelumnya aku hanya sekadar tahu di dunia ini ada band bernama The Beatles, kini aku lebih mengenal band itu berkat tokoh di bab ini. Di bagian akhir, perasaanku menjadi campur aduk. Sungguh, bab keempat ini tidak hanya indah, tetapi juga tragis.


Sampailah di bab terakhir. Latar waktunya tahun 1980. Di bab ini fokus utamanya adalah seorang gadis yang baru lulus sekolah menengah atas dan memutuskan untuk menjadi hostes yang berpenghasilan tinggi demi bisa membalas jasa nenek angkatnya. Diceritakan sejak dari awal hingga ia sukses besar setelah menuruti saran yang tertulis di surat balasan toko kelontong Namiya. Akhir kisah di bab ini membuatku tercengang, tidak kusangka akan memberi kenyataan yang mengejutkan.


Kesimpulannya, semua tokoh di setiap bab memiliki permasalahan yang pelik dan mengetahui kemasyhuran toko kelontong Namiya sebagai toko kelontong yang merangkap tempat konsultasi. Tokoh-tokoh yang ada di buku ini walaupun hidup di masa yang berbeda-beda, tetapi saling memengaruhi. Bukan secara kebetulan, tetapi ada suatu tempat dan kisah terdahulu yang menghubungkan mereka. Membaca buku ini rasanya aku seperti diberi setumpuk benang kusut. Mengikuti kisahnya dari awal hingga akhir terasa seperti meluruskan kembali benang tersebut. Butuh perjuangan memang, tetapi ini pengalaman menjelajah waktu yang mengasyikkan.


Meskipun aku sangat menikmati buku ini, aku harus mengakui bahwa ada beberapa kesulitan yang kuhadapi di tengah membacanya ¨Cmengingat penulis menggunakan alur non-linear¡ªsalah satunya adalah menentukan tahun terjadinya kejadian. Penulis dalam menarasikan sangat baik, tetapi aku menemukan ketidakkonsistenan yang membingungkan, yaitu tahun pengumuman toko kelontong Namiya buka kembali, apakah 33 tahun atau 32 tahun kemudian. Memasuki bab keempat, aku mencatat detail-detail penting agar lebih paham dan ingat¡ªterlalu bersemangat karena telanjur jatuh cinta dengan ceritanya. Memaca buku ini akan lebih enak bersama teman agar bisa saling mendiskusikan¡ªselain itu, pastinya akan memberi sensasi yang lebih seru jika membaca bersama orang lain. Akan tetapi, jika kamu tidak mementingkan itu semua, pengalaman menyenangkan yang ditawarkan penulis pun tidak akan hilang atau berkurang sebab gaya penulisannya sangat sederhana dan mudah dipahami. Hal tersebut tentunya tak lepas dari peran penerjemah yang berhasil menerjemahkan buku berbahasa Jepang ini dengan begitu apik. Ia juga memberikan catatan kaki untuk kata-kata yang belum memiliki padanan kata bahasa Indonesia-nya. Meskipun begitu, buku ini tak luput dari kesalahan-kesalahan kecil, seperti kata yang ditulis dua kali dan kata yang hilang¡ªbiasanya kata depan¡ªsehingga tidak logis.


Buku ini mengggunakan sudut pandang orang ketiga dari awal hingga akhir dan mengusung genre magical-realism. Di antara tokoh yang begitu banyak, aku bisa bilang bahwa tiga berandal¡ªAtsuya, Shota, dan Kohei¡ªyang paling menonjol. Atsuya mempunyai karakter tegas, blak-blakan, dan mengedepankan logika. Shota sangat tertarik dengan hal-hal baru dan termasuk cerdas¡ªdia yang pertama menyadari ada yang tidak beres dengan situasi yang menimpanya dan memikirkan teori-teori. Sementara Kohei orangnya lugu dan mudah merasa bersalah. Alurnya mengalir, setiap bagian tidak ada yang sia-sia dan mengokohkan cerita. Keajaiban dibangun pelan-pelan, disusun dengan cukup rapi, dan selalu ada sebab-akibat. Beberapa kali aku dibuat takjub dan bertanya-tanya apa yang ada di dalam kepala penulis.


Banyak pelajaran yang bisa dipetik dari buku ini. Yang paling kuingat dan ku mengerti adalah orang yang mengetahui bahwa hidupnya akan segera berakhir akan cenderung memikirkan kebaikan-kebaikan yang bisa diberikannya untuk sesama di sisa waktu mereka. Mereka tidak lagi memikirkan nafsu dunia dan berupaya untuk meninggalkan kenangan baik di dunia sebanyak-banyaknya. Ini mengingatkanku pada Morrie Schwartz dalam buku karya . Melalui tokoh Yuji Namiya, aku belajar arti ketulusan lewat tulisan-tulisannya. Ia bahkan membalas surat kosong dengan kata-kata luar biasa yang mengubah jalan hidup seseorang. Aku juga menyadari bahwa surat menyurat adalah kegiatan yang ¡®sakral¡¯¡ªdi zaman yang serbacepat ini kita sudah sangat jarang melakukannya. Buku ini adalah tipe buku dengan cerita yang menghangatkan hati dan buku yang memaksamu untuk terus-terusan membuka halaman selanjutnya. Menyelesaikannya, perasaanku mendadak penuh dan gembira. Sangat menyenangkan! Buku ini cocok dibaca untuk siapa saja. Saking sukanya, aku berniat untuk membacanya ulang dengan buku fisik¡ªkali ini aku baca melalui aplikasi Gramedia Digital¡ªdi lain kesempatan. Setelah ini, aku tak ragu untuk mulai membaca karya-karya lainnya. Kuberikan lima bintang untuk buku yang berkesan ini.

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November 26, 2024
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February 25, 2022
=¡·4 stars

Buddy read with Chaity, Sinthia, Rajeswari and Maliha. ??

¡°People don't drift apart for one specific reason. Well, you might be able to find a reason, but you could come up with one only after you made up your mind, a tired excuse tacked on after the fact. If their hearts were still in it and their bond was threatening to sever, you'd think one of them would step in and try to fix things. When no one does, you you know the bond has already been broken.¡±


The Plot: Atsuya, Koehi and Shota - three really close friends are currently on a run. They have done something very wrong. They just robbed a woman.Trying to find the perfect to hide, they come across to an old abandoned house. To be more specific a decades old general store- The Namiya General Store. They take shelter there for a night. But they never imagined that this "one night" will change their whole lives.

This deeply moving story follows several different characters across decades in time,?all of them linked by a magical little place; a general store called "The Namiya General Store". A old named Mr. Yuji Namiya is the owner of this store. He¡¯s a man living the last phase of his life. His wife has passed away and?he decides on a whim to give written advice to correspondents. So, he starts accepting handwritten letters from anyone who has a question to ask and try his earnest to give them the right replies and advices. That's how this incredible journey of the Namiya General Store begins......

¡ó I loved:

*The writing: I really loved the easy and accessible writing of this book. It was very simple yet elegant. I just flew through the writing. The translation was amazing.

*The characters: This book features a huge cast of diverse characters. The author has beautifully portrayed all of these characters. Loved how the story is told from different perspectives across the time. All of the characters belong to different times and places. So, their way of thinking, their conflicts and decisions weren't similar. That's what made everything seem so real. All of the characters are inter-connected and the common connection they have is the Namiya General Store. I liked the characters cast a lot. The only problem I faced with it was that I couldn't remember their names. There are lots of names and I kept forgetting them. This somehow affected my reading experience. As I told you, all the characters are inter-related. So, It's for the best to remember them all. And I couldn't. I just couldn't memorize who is who. By the way, the aspiring musician was my favourite character. Loved Sota too.

*The letters: The letters were life. Okay? I absolutely adored all these different types of letters. The author weaves an intertwining tapestry of human relationships that transcends time. I highly admired the way the author sewed all these broken promises and conflicted hearts together and crafted this masterpiece of a book.

*Others: "The Miracles of the Namiya General Store" is a heart breaking tale of humanity, finding ones true self, our conflicts, the decisions we make and how a single piece of word can change our lives. Mr. Namiya started a wonderful job and the three boys finished it.

¡ó Cons: The main problem I had with the book is the time jumps. They were bit too much. The jumps between time and places confused me. For a moment, we are here in the 21st century and then, suddenly we are in the 80s. Well, that felt kinda under whelming.

¡°Be a fighter. Give it everything you¡¯ve got. Even a losing battle is worth fighting. Go out and make your mark.¡±


Despite having a con or two, this book is a must read for everyone. I devoured it. I really liked it and enjoyed the whole time reading it. Now, I am really really interested in checking out more books by Japanese authors.

P.S. There is also a movie. Check that one out...
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March 29, 2023
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April 2, 2023
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