What You Are Looking For is in the Library

My Rating:

☆☆☆☆☆

This book reminded me of Toshikazu Kawaguchi's Before the Coffee Gets Cold series, in that each chapter follows a similar formula. In each, readers meet someone approaching a precipice of change in their life (usually considering a new job, or searching for new meaning in their day-to-day routine) who ultimately stumbles upon the library in their ward's community center, where they meet Mrs. Komachi, a librarian who recommends, amongst what they've asked for, what seems like a completely random title that inspires them to change their life for the better. For a better detailed description, see the book review I've linked to the page. 

Each story had a happy ending, so it was quite an uplifting and inspiring read, and  characters from earlier chapters often reappeared later in the book, giving you the feeling of recognizing a friend and linking the stories together in small ways. The characters were all quite likeable, and there were no high-stakes emotions or dramas involved, so it was a nice before-bed read.