Days at the Torunka Café
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Description
Praise for Satoshi Yagisawa - an author beloved by readers . . .
'It gently healed my soul'
'Simply beautiful'
'A perfect warm blanket to warm every book lover's heart'
'A gem of a novel that will resonate with anyone who has ever found solace in the pages of a book'
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From the author of the Morisaki Bookshop novels comes a charming and poignant story set at a quiet Tokyo café where customers find unexpected connection and experience everyday miracles.
Tucked away on a narrow side street in Tokyo is the Torunka Café, a neighbourhood nook where the passersby are as likely to be local cats as tourists. Its regulars include Chinatsu Yukimura, a mysterious young woman who always leaves behind a napkin folded into the shape of a ballerina; Hiroyuki Numata, a middle-aged man who's returned to the neighbourhood searching for the happy life he once gave up; and Shizuku, the café owner's teenage daughter, who is still coming to terms with her sister's death as she falls in love for the first time.
While the Torunka Café serves up a perfect cup of coffee, it provides these sundry souls with nourishment far more lasting. Satoshi Yagisawa brilliantly illuminates the periods in our lives where we feel lost - and how we find our way again.
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Nett für zwischendurch aber nichts besonderes
Das Buch besteht aus drei Episoden, die durch das Setting und die Figuren verbunden sind. Die Atmosphäre war schön und entspannend. Die Geschichten der Charaktere aber alles in allem recht fade. Wobei ich denke, dass genau dieses Seichte und mit sich selbst und den eigenen Gefühlen sowie dem Verlust geliebter Personen klarzukommen, absichtlich in dieser Art erzählt wurde. Bei Gelegenheit probiere ich noch ein anderes Buch des Autors.
One word that perfectly describes my feelings for this book: Disappointing. I’m quite familiar with Satoshi Yagisawa and Eric Ozawa, the author and translator of the award-winning Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, and I absolutely loved that book and its sequel. Those two novels made me fall in love with Japanese literature. So when I heard there was a new series coming, I was beyond excited. I instantly assumed it would be another five-star read that I’d adore just as much as the others—but unfortunately, it wasn’t. I’m so disappointed, I can hardly put it into words. The cover and the blurb gave off such cozy, heartwarming vibes, but the story itself felt nothing like that. The book is divided into three parts, each told from a different perspective, but none of them felt truly connected. The first story felt random and directionless, as if written without much purpose. The second one was simply depressing and sad, again with no clear sense of why it was there. The third story had a bit more meaning and emotional depth, and I did like it the most, but it still felt disconnected from the rest. I really wish there had been at least some link tying the three parts together. Besides the plot, I was also quite disappointed in the translation this time. Having read and loved the previous translations, I expected the same quality—but here, something felt off. Certain phrases and sentences were repeated over and over again, and a few passages just didn’t make sense. I truly hope that the sequel will be an improvement, because I know both the author and translator are capable of so much more.
Description
Praise for Satoshi Yagisawa - an author beloved by readers . . .
'It gently healed my soul'
'Simply beautiful'
'A perfect warm blanket to warm every book lover's heart'
'A gem of a novel that will resonate with anyone who has ever found solace in the pages of a book'
______________
From the author of the Morisaki Bookshop novels comes a charming and poignant story set at a quiet Tokyo café where customers find unexpected connection and experience everyday miracles.
Tucked away on a narrow side street in Tokyo is the Torunka Café, a neighbourhood nook where the passersby are as likely to be local cats as tourists. Its regulars include Chinatsu Yukimura, a mysterious young woman who always leaves behind a napkin folded into the shape of a ballerina; Hiroyuki Numata, a middle-aged man who's returned to the neighbourhood searching for the happy life he once gave up; and Shizuku, the café owner's teenage daughter, who is still coming to terms with her sister's death as she falls in love for the first time.
While the Torunka Café serves up a perfect cup of coffee, it provides these sundry souls with nourishment far more lasting. Satoshi Yagisawa brilliantly illuminates the periods in our lives where we feel lost - and how we find our way again.
Book Information
Posts
Nett für zwischendurch aber nichts besonderes
Das Buch besteht aus drei Episoden, die durch das Setting und die Figuren verbunden sind. Die Atmosphäre war schön und entspannend. Die Geschichten der Charaktere aber alles in allem recht fade. Wobei ich denke, dass genau dieses Seichte und mit sich selbst und den eigenen Gefühlen sowie dem Verlust geliebter Personen klarzukommen, absichtlich in dieser Art erzählt wurde. Bei Gelegenheit probiere ich noch ein anderes Buch des Autors.
One word that perfectly describes my feelings for this book: Disappointing. I’m quite familiar with Satoshi Yagisawa and Eric Ozawa, the author and translator of the award-winning Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, and I absolutely loved that book and its sequel. Those two novels made me fall in love with Japanese literature. So when I heard there was a new series coming, I was beyond excited. I instantly assumed it would be another five-star read that I’d adore just as much as the others—but unfortunately, it wasn’t. I’m so disappointed, I can hardly put it into words. The cover and the blurb gave off such cozy, heartwarming vibes, but the story itself felt nothing like that. The book is divided into three parts, each told from a different perspective, but none of them felt truly connected. The first story felt random and directionless, as if written without much purpose. The second one was simply depressing and sad, again with no clear sense of why it was there. The third story had a bit more meaning and emotional depth, and I did like it the most, but it still felt disconnected from the rest. I really wish there had been at least some link tying the three parts together. Besides the plot, I was also quite disappointed in the translation this time. Having read and loved the previous translations, I expected the same quality—but here, something felt off. Certain phrases and sentences were repeated over and over again, and a few passages just didn’t make sense. I truly hope that the sequel will be an improvement, because I know both the author and translator are capable of so much more.