The Nakano Thrift Shop

The Nakano Thrift Shop

2005 • 222 pages

Ratings18

Average rating3.6

15

In the Nakano Thrift Shop, the young woman who works the register falls for her reserved co-worker and asks her employers sister for advice in attracting him and soon comes to realize that love requires acceptance of idiosyncrasies and secrets.


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Well there isn't a plot, so that was a problem for me.

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This is a book without a “real” plot. Nothing much happens throughout the book. It is the description of the characters that drives the story forward. I adore Kawakami's writing style and was entertained from start to finish.

August 10, 2017

I'm not sure why the author gets compared to Murakami. Still, this book was a lightweight slice-of-life.

August 15, 2018