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"That would be “Song of Spring".

DAWG DO NOT ACT LIKE YOU DID NOT DISCOVER THIS LIKE TWO DAYS AGO I'm dying omg I can hear this in my head in like a matter-of-fact tone LMAOAOOA

"I estimate Tomoka to be in her early twenties. She seems to be an energetic and efficient young lady. She certainly gives the impression of being cheerful and enthusiastic about her work."

Love the character development in our girl Tomoka!

Omg Yoriko's that Eden woman's Excel teacher

This one is def a feel-good book. Liking it so far

GOODBYE omg imagine going like "my last straw was my husband's FISH SCALE PATTERN SOCKS" as the reason for your divorce LOL (just a funny situation)

On another note, loving this change of theme though! From employed (and one initially unemployed) individuals to someone in retirement; cool!

Lol I wonder how many times the Hatori school staff is asked about the Community House

This is probably my favourite story so far. One of the worries I've been having lately is having ambitions that are too large for me to carry out, and that I'll only end up disappointed; or something doesn't work out, and I end up an unemployed bum. This chapter was reassuring; it told me that it's ok to take things step by step, and that I'll end up where I'm destined to be. Also that intermediate steps are normal!

"For some reason, little kids really seem to really like my illustrations." LMAO you know it's a true compliment when children say it

On spot. "All this time, I believed that I had no talent for drawing. I believed I could never have a normal working life. Now I was starting to wonder. How much had my own thinking limited my opportunities?" - Hiroya

OMG THE STORIES CONNECT!! MS SAKITANI!! That's soo crazy

"in the case of one person doing the thing they want to do, there is only yourself, which means one person out of one, which is one hundred per cent."
- Ms Komachi
Wise words!

So inspirational! Love how this chapter touched upon the importance of communication in relationships too. What a cute family :)

"YIPPEE! THE MERRY GO ROUND STOPPED" we all chant in unison. I love seeing women support women :)

LOL previous story mentioned? (They went to Eden–workplace of the girl from a previous chapter)

It’s okay so far. I’m really enjoying how each story seems to link to a different stage in a person’s life and especially enjoying the third story (Nastumi). The first story was also a nice soft introduction to the themes of the book.

yeaaaah i’m moving to another book logging app

yeaaaah i’m moving to another book logging app

need to go to the library like this

So far I’m getting so much more from this book than I expected to and deeply appreciate the insight and inspiration it has sparked in me.

First read of 2025 :)

watch me forget about this app again but #newyearnewme

Reading this book at this stage of my life really is so comforting, it makes everything seem so much simpler

Omg so inspiring!! It must be so hard to open a small business and I think this chapter conveyed that very well. The fear of it not working out and always pushing solid deadlines back…wow. I wish the best for Ryu and Hina!! :)

Wait this chapter was so sweet! Hope the best for her and learning to use excel 🙆🙆

“Books will always be essencial for some people. And bookshops are a place for those people to discover the books that will become important to them.”

Love the Ryo chapters. I really love what he learns and how he changes with the simple act of borrowing books from the library

Oko słońca i oko księżyca.

“when you are in contact with the poet’s soul and their attitude to life, your response to their poetry becomes even more powerful. you can, in a sense, even enter into the life of that poet and feel moved in the same way.”

awww first girl made me smile