Wow. I was going through a major reading slump, and this book was recommended to me by the VP of my college's literature club.

This is a light hearted (and uncomplicated) book that is basically a love letter to literature, books, and book lovers. The themes are presented in a very heavy handed manner. Reading is for everyone, and the recent pressure to read as many books as you can and streamline literature into something simple is a serious problem in the book community. (But let's be real, the problem is capitalism). 

Also I love the protagonist. I'm not that much of a recluse like Rintaro (I don't think I am???), but I heavily related to his sensitivity, social awkwardness, and reluctance to recognize his own quiet strengths. 

I think I'm a little above the age appropriate audience. I would have ate this up when i was in middle school. I enjoyed it but it was kind of forgettable for me.