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wextra's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
4.0
Fantastic little story from one of Japan's most popular 21st Century writers. Ruminating on life and death and beauty through the lens of chance meetings and memories of seemingly innocuous things.
Content Warnings
Minor: Chronic illness and Suicide
sweetearlgrey's review
3.0
This is a good short story with beautiful writing and imagery, as well as some poignant observations about the power of memory, youth, and love. Something short and sweet to get you through a coffee break.
gunguntomar_'s review
reflective
medium-paced
Quite retrospective in some sorts, in some way it brings out imagery of the events in a way you feel like you've actually encountered those incidents.
imissyou's review against another edition
4.0
“The death of a dream can be, in a way, sadder than that of a living being.”
chickienuggies's review against another edition
4.0
Great prose and I did like the motifs, I think there's more I could analyze about them but I don't feel like it. ANYWAYS good.
emsemsems's review against another edition
3.0
Great writing, but the plot/story lacked control/precision. I think it'd be more beautiful if he had cut one or two pointless girlfriends out and also tighten up the ending more.