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A review by iaproton
What You Are Looking For is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama
hopeful
informative
mysterious
relaxing
sad
2.0
More slice of life than magical realism. Some mild to moderate life problems,husband not helping around the house and fighting about it, called into HR for being angry and treated like a doormat ,not liking one's job,being put in a different lower status job after having a child...
Mostly relaxing audio until you get to the 3rd main character and her child that likes to scream ''no.''
Most of the book is the main characters' thoughts with some dialogue every so often.Problems are solved simply and too quickly, it is nice to see some personal growth but it almost happened overnight.
The book has about 20 different characters which makes it quite difficult to follow occasionally.
There are multiple narrators. The one toward the last quarter of the book has a really terrible falsetto.
Wanting to find out more about the librarian was what made interested in finishing. She isn't mentioned often and every time uneccesarily in a fatphobic way.
I wouldn't give it a 2nd listen ,whereas DallerGut Dream Department Store I would as it has more magic and whimsy with less misery taking up 3/4 of the book.
There aren't many cats depsite the cover.
I was hoping that the last chapter would be dedicated to the librarian solving the mysterious aspects , but there was no such chapter.Very disappointing.
Mostly relaxing audio until you get to the 3rd main character and her child that likes to scream ''no.''
Most of the book is the main characters' thoughts with some dialogue every so often.Problems are solved simply and too quickly, it is nice to see some personal growth but it almost happened overnight.
The book has about 20 different characters which makes it quite difficult to follow occasionally.
There are multiple narrators. The one toward the last quarter of the book has a really terrible falsetto.
Wanting to find out more about the librarian was what made interested in finishing. She isn't mentioned often and every time uneccesarily in a fatphobic way.
I wouldn't give it a 2nd listen ,whereas DallerGut Dream Department Store I would as it has more magic and whimsy with less misery taking up 3/4 of the book.
There aren't many cats depsite the cover.
I was hoping that the last chapter would be dedicated to the librarian solving the mysterious aspects , but there was no such chapter.Very disappointing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia and Sexism
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Bullying, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Divorce, anxiety