Reviews

Catfish Rolling by Clara Kumagai

thalassa_reading's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.5

A lovely book about grief, human connection and nature (trees!) that's saturated with Japanese culture and mythology, told from the pov of a Japanese-Canadian young woman. Beautiful prose that often touched me deeply. The worldbuilding around the zones where time runs differently is amazing. I loved the characters, especially the mom, and the witty dialogue. Highly recommended.
(The LGBT tag seems too much for the tiny amount of lesbian content that imo feels a bit tacked on; this relationship is also the only one that lacked depth. Might be disappointing for readers looking for queer romance.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

cillen's review

mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

disabledbookdragon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

fferraro87's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

jobibi's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

littlelizzieborden's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

4.0

mart1reads_'s review against another edition

I don't like it

orianaber0940's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

lenaraa's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

nebulous_tide's review against another edition

5.0

Absolutely loved this. There was a small section in the middle where it felt the whole tone of the story shifted, and then shifted back. A dodgy edit, maybe? But totally absorbing. I didn't want to put it down.