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De tuin van de Samoerai by Marijke Versluys, Gail Tsukiyama

7 reviews

refractionsofray's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective relaxing sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Absolutely adored this, although some of the characters I connected to less, the overall story was so intriguing and captivating it didn't detract from my overall rating. 
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kris_tea516's review against another edition

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hopeful inspiring 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? No

3.75

Book 34 of The 52 Book Challenger for 2024

This was a really sweet book. A young Chinese man is staying at his family’s home in Japan during the Japanese invasion of China during WWII. The caretaker of the house takes the young man under his wing & teaches him how to live an honorable life in quite & rarely recognized ways. It is a sweet story of sacrifice, love, & humility. It was nothing like I expected but I am glad I read it. 

In reality, I’d probably give it 3.5 stars because I did really like it but there were a few times my mind wandered & I really didn’t put much effort in going back to hear what I missed. 
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arcookson's review against another edition

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emotional reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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cassie7e's review against another edition

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hopeful reflective relaxing sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

A quiet, unsuspenseful, melancholic read. A contemplation on beauty, and living, and what matters in a life. Multigenerational friendships. War. Disability.
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0701mango's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I really loved this book. It's written so elegantly and weaves a complex story very neatly together. Reading this book felt like going to a park in the spring by yourself and simply breathing in the fresh air. It is not really a happy story, but it is a beautiful one. It isn't really a sad story either, it's just a realistic one.
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kimii's review against another edition

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.75

idk not for me 
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benediction's review against another edition

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emotional reflective slow-paced
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4.0

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