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mmefish's review against another edition
I have no idea what's happening or where the "plot" is going. 180 pages felt like 300.
It started as a normal enough novel: a young woman loses her sister, then loses her memories from a concussion, starts questioning her life etc etc. Now everyone has some kind of supernatural power and nothing is really happening. The writing is all over the place and I'm not sure Banana Yoshimoto knew what she wanted to do with this story.
P.S.: the blurb is very misleading.
It started as a normal enough novel: a young woman loses her sister, then loses her memories from a concussion, starts questioning her life etc etc. Now everyone has some kind of supernatural power and nothing is really happening. The writing is all over the place and I'm not sure Banana Yoshimoto knew what she wanted to do with this story.
P.S.: the blurb is very misleading.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Animal cruelty and Car accident
fox_at_the_circus's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
This book is different from what I expected from the blurb. I thought there was gonna be a big plotpoint and then everthing gets resolved, but this is not such a story. Things happen and the story keeps just bobbing along. And I think that works great with the book's themes of grief and moving on. The story goes on; sometimes sad things happen, sometimes amazing things happen and life still goes on.
I do like the characters in the book. They're all kinda weird and none of them are perfect. They're selfish and stubborn and cold, but they're also family or friends and they love each other regardless.
The relationship between Sakumi and her little brother is interesting. She's the only one in the family who really listens to him and they do have a great bond and love each other. But she also takes him to bars, let's him drink alcohol and is absolutly not concerned about him hanging out with random strangers on the streets.
With all the discussions and conversations the characters have about life, the book really made me think a lot. And even though I disagree with a lot of their thoughts, I enjoy a book that makes me think.
I do like the characters in the book. They're all kinda weird and none of them are perfect. They're selfish and stubborn and cold, but they're also family or friends and they love each other regardless.
The relationship between Sakumi and her little brother is interesting. She's the only one in the family who really listens to him and they do have a great bond and love each other. But she also takes him to bars, let's him drink alcohol and is absolutly not concerned about him hanging out with random strangers on the streets.
With all the discussions and conversations the characters have about life, the book really made me think a lot. And even though I disagree with a lot of their thoughts, I enjoy a book that makes me think.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death and Suicide
agirlwalkshomealoneatnight's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Suicide
soupcreature's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
minary's review against another edition
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Drug use
Minor: Death
inestelle_'s review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide and Grief
Minor: Alcoholism and Drug use