A review by areen
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa

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

5.0

this book simultaneously healed me and broke me. I started crying after finishing it (not the reason you think). so wholesome, so SO precious. the relationship dynamic is one of the best things I've read in a long while. they'll live in my head for a long time, if not forever. 😭
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