The novel challenges the modern obsession with reading challenges and speed-reading, arguing that true reading requires empathy, time, and deep reflection.
The story follows Rintaro Natsuki, a reclusive high school student—often described as a hikikomori —who is left adrift following the sudden death of his beloved grandfather. Inheriting his grandfather's tiny secondhand bookstore, Natsuki Books, Rintaro prepares to close the shop and move in with a distant aunt. The Cat Who Saved Books Pdf