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The Miracles of the Namiya General Store
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February 1, 2024
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mana
Sep 29, 2024 rated it it was amazing
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⭐️ 5/5 —

***BE AWARE THIS POST MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS***
my first 5 stars of the year. I will forever recommend this book.

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Three guys: Atsuya, Koehi and Shota who are trying to find shelter after a robbery in namiya general store an abandoned place.
[𝘧𝘶𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵 namiya symbolises two words 1 nami: which means wave and 2 ya means house. The name namiya is translated as strength/ adaptability and tranquility]

Whilst seeking shelter they see that a letter is dropped into the store, they are curious
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Sri Noviana Zai
Terkaget-kaget di bab akhir 😭😭😭😭😭
th.
Mar 21, 2021 rated it really liked it
Shelves: bts-rkive, 2021
Latest finished read made me reminisce Japan 🥲

I think I’ve mentioned that I was planning to read a yg book (bcs its still yoon-march) but ended up with an sj one. No regrets!! I’ve enjoyed this book immensely!

The start was a bit shaky as I always read (recommended) fiction books blindly so understandably I was VERY confused. The plot POV device reminded me of Han Kang’s The Human Acts which I love.
BONUS point: I find this book easier (been getting a lot of easy ones!!) to read and I wasn’t as
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Honeypie
Dec 22, 2022 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Syempre, 5 stars tayo sa book na "recommended" by my 자기야, 김 석진. Haha!

The book was very heartwarming and such a joy to read. It started out light, with the characters making me laugh out loud, and then continued on to hurt and pierce your heart with its poignant stories.

I love how the short stories were weaved together. Simple writing, and very comforting to read.

여보 사랑해 💕

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If things always went according to plan, no one would ever struggle.


My general opinion when it comes to families is that the
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Pauline
I have read a number of Japanese translations of revered books and I have found the majority of them do not flow. Lost in translation? A interesting story and nice time shifting plot, but lacks emotional attachment. Again the translation?
Valerie Dickson
Feb 21, 2021 marked it as to-read
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Aug 24, 2021 rated it it was amazing
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Jan 01, 2024 rated it it was amazing
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