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De tuin van de Samoerai by Marijke Versluys, Gail Tsukiyama
2 reviews
kris_tea516's review against another edition
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, Suicide attempt, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Sexual content
kimii's review against another edition
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Racism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Dysphoria, and War
Moderate: Racial slurs and Fire/Fire injury