The Miracles of the Namiya General Store, Keigo Higashino (3.0)
I found this a sweet story that drew me in well, but didn’t hold me throughout. I think it had to do with the time jumping narrative and too pat coincidences. The General Store is a run down, seemingly abandoned shop in a distant suburb of Tokyo. The rumor has it that the old owner would give advice – if you dropped off your letter stating your situation and question, he would answer the next day in the box behind the store. Mr. Namiya was wise and his advice thoughtfully given. Early on we realize that something is odd about the store and the advice keeps being give long after the death of Namiya-san. I enjoyed many of the tales as we followed those who got advice, whether they adhered to it or not. While sweet, about two thirds of the way through, the coincidences were too much for me.
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