Reviews tagging 'Death'

Dead-End Memories: Stories by Banana Yoshimoto

3 reviews

lucyatoz's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-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

5.0

Dead-End Memories by Banana Yoshimoto is a short story anthology of 5 beautifully written tales capturing some of the hardest aspects of people's lives, the mundane, the difficulties, the highs and lows of friendships and relationships, the feelings of happiness and hope and loneliness and heartbreak. 

The stories are simple yet challenging in many ways but focus on the appreciation of life and conveys so many feelings, emotions and memories in five short stories. 

I borrowed a copy of this book from Taunton Library and listened to it on cloudLibrary. I read this for the 52 Book Club Summer Reading Challenge 2024, for prompt 3, Opening Ceremonies, Going for Gold!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

vaguelyredhead's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Infidelity, and Rape

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Minor: Child death, Suicide, and Stalking

queenkath32's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, and Rape