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(4.18/5)July 29, 2025
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Three delinquents on the lam break into an abandoned shop to hide out for a while. An envelope comes through the mail slot — did somebody see them? No, it’s a letter from somebody seeking advice from the former owner of the store. But the store has clearly been abandoned for decades. So the boys take it upon themselves to write back. Little by little, they learn the secrets of the store, and how it connects to a certain children’s home.
There’s an English translation (“Miracles of the Namiya G
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Some of the stories were a bit interesting, but many of the connections were very obvious. It wasn't a bad book, but not particularly interesting. You find out in like the first chapter or two, so I won't consider this a spoiler, but the time-travel element was kind of lame I thought. Not sci-fi, not really fantasy or anything, just a time traveling advise column basically.
Just not for me I suppose.