Iqbal’s Reviews > More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop > Status Update

This chapter is so beautiful. Explicitly connecting books with someone's life (even if it is still Takako's assumption), and how one event is guiding another one naturally. Beautiful.

This is the thing with Japanese writings, the conflict felt mundane, but the depths were enough to hold your breath. It was too real.

Chapter 9 turns out not to be "The Golden Dream" as it will be the theme of the chapter, but yet mentions in the clever way (as usual).

The dynamics grow as the new conflict emerges. Surprisingly from the character that (even really close to Takako) is not much mentioned before, suddenly the story swirls around her and the mystery builds it up bit a bit.

In Praise of Shadows by Junicihto Tenazaki which introduces the last chapter is becoming the anchor for this chapter, but in reverse, while the shadows deepened, a bit of warm light came by.

First conflict.
It must be tiring to be Takako, hard-boiled on the side, and scrambled eggs on the other side.

As the title highlighted, the story of a bunch of bookworms.
And in this ch. 5, I've found that it burns me inside, not by anger, but the sadness that transferred through the words.

The Chieko Poems is the final jab that makes the whole chapter feel more deeper. Takako internalized Takamura sensei's sorrowful life, beautifully.

Deep dive personally to uncle morisaki. It reflects me quite a lot when he delves himself on each writers' personal life, beyond just their writings, in the purpose (at least from Takako's assumption) to find himself. Which seems counterproductive, but, works magically

A quirky bookshop attracts quirky peeps, which spice the world of the book. Got the playful and engaging end of chapter.

Good opening.
Dynamics between main characters, and past, present emotions involved.