A review by lookhome
Good-Bye by Yoshihiro Tatsumi
4.0
Dark, disturbing and all too relevant.
The short stories found in this collection speak of a near universal sense of melancholy.
Men and women alike wander in their lives trying to find meaning and human connections only to find neither.
The characters in these stories are what old people refer to when they say -so and so is a 'lost soul'-.
That being said, the situations found in this collection are ultimately haunting in a good way.
They remind the reader that the even in the 1970s the world, be it Japan, Europe or the Americas, was a divided place.
Given the current political situation, this collection is oddly calming in that it shows us that there is always a need for honest storytelling as honest storytelling ages better. Truth is universal.
I am definitely checking out more from this author and I'm glad I stumbled upon the work.
The short stories found in this collection speak of a near universal sense of melancholy.
Men and women alike wander in their lives trying to find meaning and human connections only to find neither.
The characters in these stories are what old people refer to when they say -so and so is a 'lost soul'-.
That being said, the situations found in this collection are ultimately haunting in a good way.
They remind the reader that the even in the 1970s the world, be it Japan, Europe or the Americas, was a divided place.
Given the current political situation, this collection is oddly calming in that it shows us that there is always a need for honest storytelling as honest storytelling ages better. Truth is universal.
I am definitely checking out more from this author and I'm glad I stumbled upon the work.