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The heartwarming Japanese bestseller for fans of Matt Haig, Fredrik Backman and The Cat Who Saved Books.
'Library. What a nice-sounding word. So comforting. I feel like I'm a student again. Library... Am I allowed to borrow books?'
'What are you looking for?' asks Tokyo's most enigmatic librarian, Sayuri Komachi. She is no ordinary librarian. Naturally, she has read every book on her shelf, but she also has the unique ability to read the souls of anyone who walks through her door. Sensing exactly what they're looking for in life, she provides just the book recommendation they never knew they needed to help them find it.
Every borrower in her library is at a different crossroads, from the restless retail assistant - can she ever get out of a dead-end job? - to the juggling new mother who dreams of becoming a magazine editor, and the meticulous accountant who yearns to own an antique store. The surprise book Komachi lends to each will have transformative consequences.
Magical and uplifting, What You Are Looking for Is in the Library is about the wondrousness of libraries and the power of books for change. Highlighting all the tiny comforts of being alive, it is a story that no listener will ever forget.
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Enjoyable characters
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Lo profundo y sencillo de las historias
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Das Buch erinnert daran, dass manchmal ein einziges Buch oder ein ehrlicher Satz unser Denken verändern kann. Die Geschichten wirken lange nach – ruhig, aber eindringlich – und laden dazu ein, auch im eigenen Leben innezuhalten und neu hinzuschauen.
Ein wunderbares, herzerwärmendes Leseerlebnis für alle, die an die stille Kraft von Büchern glauben.
Ein Buch voller Lebensweisheiten und Wärme
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Beautiful zen story
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Heartwarming and introspective story
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The many different narrators also does a great job of giving life to the different personalities, only 1 voice was hard to listen to but that’s life isn’t it? Not everyone are easy to listen too for one reason or another.
Great narratives
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The first story was my favourite
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I wouldn’t rather read the book than listen to.
The male voice actor was hard to liteen to.😭
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