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(4.12/5)I loved this but...
It deals with some pretty dark themes. But it felt very real. Maybe too real, if you are struggling with the same topics. I have been in the MC's situation, but luckily, it's much easier to switch jobs here. But, for sure, there was a time where I felt completely trapped and did not see a way out because I was so "busy" just making it through each day. To just make it through until the next weekend came. I had no energy left to change something. Reading this brought up a lot of those memories/fe
Content warnings: references to suicide
If you enjoy books that are tailored to make you cry/emotional then this is for you. Luckily I do! It reminded me a bit of 世界から猫が消えたなら though I think this is a bit of an easier read and didn’t make me cry as much. Language wise, there’s nothing too tricky in terms of specialised vocab or grammar, it’s pretty much all everyday stuff with a mix of casual and polite speech. I thought given the workplace setting there might have been a lot of keigo but there
A cupcake in a book form 🧁
Probably my favorite Japanese book ever 🥺🫶🏻
Will definitely warm your heart 🥺💖
There is Happiness, sadness and also a lot of laughs.
One of the characters has An Osaka accent (and I really love this accent 🤣💖) Ps. Listen to the audiobook if you can, because hearing the accent is better than reading it🤣)
Anyway the characters, the story, the idea and everything was perfect to me.
Already bought book 2 and I can’t wait to start it 🥹🫶🏻
Highly recommend 💖 title of the book in the l
An emotional dark read that comments on Japan's salary worker life
Plot
Exhausted and depressed due to his toxic workplace, salaryman Takashi Aoyama is ready to end it all. On the verge of throwing himself onto railway tracks, he is suddenly saved by an old classmate named Yamamoto. Yamamoto, who has returned from Osaka, runs into Takashi at the train station. The two catch up on old times and start to hang out after Takashi’s stressful work days or on weekends when he feels the happiest. However, the more time Takashi spends with the relaxed and outgoing
I did not expect to get so emotional reading this book. ちょっと今から仕事やめてくる has a strong message against toxic work culture and I really enjoyed the two main characters interactions and their conversations! I especially liked how it all started and built up to the mystery of Yamamoto and while I do like how that was resolved, the ending itself felt somehow different from the first two thirds of the book. The dramatic speech and the time skip made the ending feel unrealistic and I would have
Best book read to date
Reading this physical book along to the audiobook from Audible on their promotion. The audio is enhancing the experience and I am skipping through without lookups. Most engaging and best book that I have read in Japanese to date. I will definitely be checking out the manga version of this book later.