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kristenhg's review
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, and Car accident
marywahlmeierbracciano's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
There's no use sugar-coating it--this book is sad. It follows Kazu, an aging man experiencing homelessness in a park near Ueno Station in Tokyo. A working class everyman from a dialect-speaking region of Japan, he spends most of his life laboring in faraway cities, dutifully sending money home to his family. Now that he's dead, he can't seem to leave the park where he spent his final years. He reflects on the events that lead him here, including coincidental connections to the imperial family which fail to bring him good fortune. This slim, chapterless volume reflects primarily on class disparity and grief.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death and Suicide
Minor: Animal death, Violence, and Death of parent
churameru's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Death and Grief
the_literarylinguist's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
relaxing
sad
slow-paced
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death and Grief
Minor: Death and Suicide