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title: "What You Are Looking for is in the Library"
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# What You Are Looking for is in the Library

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What You Are Looking for is in the Library : Aoyama, Michiko, Watts, Alison: desertcart.in: Books

Review: Books about books🤌🏻 - This book was such a pleasant surprise. I picked it up because I’d heard so many good things about it, and I stayed because the writing was so beautiful that it completely stole my heart. It’s a deeply reflective read that reminds us how the perfect book, at just the right time, can guide us or show us thr way when we feel lost. The story follows a handful of people who, for different reasons, find themselves adrift or in need of direction. Each one is introduced to Sayuri Komachi, a librarian with an uncanny knack for recommending an unusual and unexpected book. Somehow the books she chooses always help her visitors clear their minds and see the path forward which often leads to changes that can help improve their lives. This book resonated with me in so many ways , which is why it felt so special. Reading it was both comforting and hopeful, reinforcing my belief that books can be the solution or at least the guiding light whenever I’m uncertain. It also felt like a gentle nudge to take charge of your life and reshape it if it’s not the kind of life you truly want.
Review: “ Books will always be essential for some people” - Some books happen to you by chance and which is why I always keep saying (and practising) that books find their readers when it is time for them to read ‘em. This is how this book happened to me. Recommended by one of the readers made me buy it and looking at it’s cover, made me pull it up in my priority list of TBR as last book of the year. Am glad I did so. It is a wonderful book that has warmth percolating through it. The stories are well written with no nonsense build ups et al and simplicity intact. Usually in such an anthology, some stories stand out but this book very smartly ensured that all of them are connected go each other in a very intelligent and emotionally suitable way. Which made me love the flow of this book even more. It is a book for book-lovers and how all that we seek, can be found in the library, as the name suggests. The center piece of this book is a library attached to a community center in Tokyo and it’s librarian - Ms Sayuri Komachi, who has a knack to suggest the just-perfect book to anyone who cares to consult her. She also extends her recommendations by giving a ‘Bonus Gift’ with the books, a felted piece of handicraft. Somehow her suggestions help the reader reach their own conclusions, miraculously. And that’s the crux of the book. As asserted in the last story, Books will always be essential for some people; and I am happy to be amongst those. Forever.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #713 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #4 in Paranormal Fantasy (Books) #4 in Fantasy Anthologies #4 in Dragons & Mythical Creatures Fantasy |
| Country of Origin  | United Kingdom |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (9,170) |
| Dimensions  | 13.4 x 2.8 x 20 cm |
| Generic Name  | Books |
| Hardcover  | 256 pages |
| ISBN-10  | 0857529129 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0857529121 |
| Importer  | Penguin Random House India Pvt Ltd |
| Item Weight  | 320 g |
| Language  | English |
| Net Quantity  | 310 Grams |
| Packer  | Penguin Random House India Pvt Ltd |
| Publisher  | Doubleday (10 August 2023); Doubleday |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Books about books🤌🏻
*by W***H on 28 September 2025*

This book was such a pleasant surprise. I picked it up because I’d heard so many good things about it, and I stayed because the writing was so beautiful that it completely stole my heart. It’s a deeply reflective read that reminds us how the perfect book, at just the right time, can guide us or show us thr way when we feel lost. The story follows a handful of people who, for different reasons, find themselves adrift or in need of direction. Each one is introduced to Sayuri Komachi, a librarian with an uncanny knack for recommending an unusual and unexpected book. Somehow the books she chooses always help her visitors clear their minds and see the path forward which often leads to changes that can help improve their lives. This book resonated with me in so many ways , which is why it felt so special. Reading it was both comforting and hopeful, reinforcing my belief that books can be the solution or at least the guiding light whenever I’m uncertain. It also felt like a gentle nudge to take charge of your life and reshape it if it’s not the kind of life you truly want.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “ Books will always be essential for some people”
*by I***S on 31 December 2024*

Some books happen to you by chance and which is why I always keep saying (and practising) that books find their readers when it is time for them to read ‘em. This is how this book happened to me. Recommended by one of the readers made me buy it and looking at it’s cover, made me pull it up in my priority list of TBR as last book of the year. Am glad I did so. It is a wonderful book that has warmth percolating through it. The stories are well written with no nonsense build ups et al and simplicity intact. Usually in such an anthology, some stories stand out but this book very smartly ensured that all of them are connected go each other in a very intelligent and emotionally suitable way. Which made me love the flow of this book even more. It is a book for book-lovers and how all that we seek, can be found in the library, as the name suggests. The center piece of this book is a library attached to a community center in Tokyo and it’s librarian - Ms Sayuri Komachi, who has a knack to suggest the just-perfect book to anyone who cares to consult her. She also extends her recommendations by giving a ‘Bonus Gift’ with the books, a felted piece of handicraft. Somehow her suggestions help the reader reach their own conclusions, miraculously. And that’s the crux of the book. As asserted in the last story, Books will always be essential for some people; and I am happy to be amongst those. Forever.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Heartwarming Read
*by A***S on 22 May 2025*

"What are you looking for?" are the first words of the librarian, Sayuri Komachi, to the readers visiting the community library. The question may seem pertaining to books but it actually means so much more. The librarian then provides book recommendation which becomes the solution to the problems in the reader's life. What you are looking for is in the library by Michiko Aoyama is a collection of five loosely interwoven short stories about five people from different walks of life, each having their own struggles whose lives change after they come across the librarian. Apart from the not so ordinary librarian, the book was very simple yet impactful. I liked how the problems of the characters in the book were very relatable and solutions equally simple but wise. There were instances in each of the story where I had something to take out for myself both for personal and professional life. In fact, as pointed out by a friend, the book felt like self-help disguised as fiction, which turned out to be good for me given my aversion to the genre. I would recommend this book to everyone as it is a heartwarming comfort book full of wisdom and heartfelt moments.

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