The Miracles of the Namiya General Store

Heartwarming. That's the word that comes to my mind when I think about this book.

I've been used to Higashino's complex mysteries, but I never thought I could read a book by him so intricate and heartwarming at the same time. It just shows his abilities as a writer and how he can easily write any genre he wants.

This book is one of my favorites now.

I had already heard that Higashino books were page turners and this is indeed the case, I finished this one in just a few days, which for me is quite unusual.

He does some fantastic weaving of side stories into a bigger plot, which are often quite touching. And there's also a general vibe of Osamu Tezuka, specially on the Blackjack manga series which I really enjoyed. I throughly recommend it.

SPOILER: On a side note, it also reminds me of some of my favourite low budget science fiction movies, like Prime or Los Cronocrimenes. Also, how come no one mentions the connections between this and the Dark tv show?!?!?!

This was really such a great book to read. It took me a long while to read it because I'm still struggling with a massive reader's block, but I am so glad I stuck to it. Better to read it slowly than not at all.

The book was really great, I wasn't expecting anything of what happened and I was so delighted to have something happening and then gasping when I realised exactly what was going on, I love that for me.

I liked the story, the setting, and how everything came together. I liked the characters a lot too, and I enjoyed seeing them grow from page to page. I was also imagining them like in a film while reading so I was happy when I found out there is a film made after the book as well. I didn't watch the film yet and I really hope it will do the book justice, but either way, I'm glad it's been made.