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A review by sandranirina
The Nakano Thrift Shop by Hiromi Kawakami
3.0
This book reads almost like a play as it is mainly centered in one place: The Nakano Thrift Shop. Four main characters evolve throughout the story: Mr. Nakano, the shop owner; his sister Masayo, the employees: Hitomi and Takeo.
Through a series of vignettes, the reader gets a glimpse into the lives of these people, bound together for a time by a common place.
I admit I had a hard time finishing this book as after a while I found myself exhausted and almost bored by the inability of the younger characters to come to terms with their own feelings and their inability to express them. It was a tad tedious but I suppose it is one of the key points of this novel: learning to navigate one's feelings, taking stock and growing up in the process.
On the other hand, the stories attached to the various objects passing through the shop and how they were acquired were quite interesting.
Through a series of vignettes, the reader gets a glimpse into the lives of these people, bound together for a time by a common place.
I admit I had a hard time finishing this book as after a while I found myself exhausted and almost bored by the inability of the younger characters to come to terms with their own feelings and their inability to express them. It was a tad tedious but I suppose it is one of the key points of this novel: learning to navigate one's feelings, taking stock and growing up in the process.
On the other hand, the stories attached to the various objects passing through the shop and how they were acquired were quite interesting.