A review by mariopartygod
Dead-End Memories: Stories by Banana Yoshimoto

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I enjoyed these mundane characters in situations that lie in the spectrum of mundane to surreal. The characters seemed hyper-realistic, having extremely human reactions that I might not expect to read in a work of fiction. The works varied in content, but had similar emotional textures of nostalgia, hope, sadness, regret... and I felt each of them resolved if not narratively than emotionally.