A review by biblio_creep
Scattered All Over the Earth by Yōko Tawada

4.0

Book Review | SCATTERED ALL OVER THE EARTH by YŌKO TAWADA 

 

4/5 ⭐’s | PUB DATE:  26 April 2018 

 

Read if you're looking for: 

• Quirky, literary sci-fi translated from Japanese
• A story about the power of language
• Multiple POV’s from diverse & likable characters
• All kinds of LGBTQIA+ representation
• Found family
• Mommy issues

 
This is the first book I’ve read from Tawada, and I am intrigued to read more. This is a story of found family set in the near future. Japan no longer exists, due to flooding from climate change, and the Japanese people are scattered all over the earth. Though this is told in multiple POV’s, there does seem to be a main character, a Japanese woman living in Scandinavia, who is on a journey to find at least one other speaker of her native language. The highlight of this book are the characters. Tawada weaves the multiple POV’s together expertly, and they were all engaging, with the characters feeling like real people. This is part one of a trilogy, so I’m excited to see where the rest of this hear-warming story goes.
 
CW:  Transphobia, Deadnaming, Racism, Animal death, Misogyny, Sexual content