A review by andrewbrown780
Obasan by Kerri Sakamoto, Joy Kogawa

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

After finishing this novel, I was quite upset that I had never read it before. With an English degree and having taken a couple university classes on Canadian literature, it seems tragic that I had never come across this novel before. Obasan is hauntingly beautiful and moving; it is a remarkably powerful novel.