I love the format of the story, I wish it was longer though. The author walks on a very thin line between coming off as preachy and being idealistic. Favourite part was when the idealism of the character was challenged but it didn't quite land for me. There is definitely no subtlety, everything is pretty much served on a silver platter for the reader. Very skillfully the author has managed to potray reading and readers in the rise of capitalism. 
Thank you to the translator for keeping the Japanese words that really don't have an English counterpart.

Summing it up
Was it great? No, but it was good.
Would I pick it up again? Yes, very much so, it's a very comfortable read and cherry too in a way.