Reviews on What you are Looking for is in the Library (2)

A charming complation of stories

What you are Looking for is in the Library

I liked this book. It's gentle and engaging. It's divided into chapters that each represent a stand-alone story following the same formula but applying it to different contexts with differing results. It's not the kind of thing that keeps you up late at night - and that can be an advantage. The endings are happy, and the values represent the Japanese perspective of the high road to a fulfilling life. It's an empathetic and appealing collection of tales and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

'Library Fairy' concept explored

What you are Looking for is in the Library

I have often felt the influence of the 'Library Fairy' drawing me towards a particular book and been grateful for following my intuition when the book turns out to be just what I needed at that time. Here we have a real life LF in the person of Komachi who is a librarian in a small town in Japan and guides various borrowers to what they need to read. Beautifully written and translated, it is a charming and heart-warming read.