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adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Night on the Galactic Railroad is dreamy, and easy to get absorbed in quickly. The relatable protagonist, Giovanni drifts off and finds himself on a journey through the cosmos where he encounters friends and new acquaintances who seem barely grounded to a physical form. Besides the descriptions of the ethereal world Giovanni travels through, the story is mostly driven by the emotions he internalizes regarding the people around him which makes him feel like a natural and vulnerable focal point.
I wasn't as fully committed to the other stories in this collection. Nighthawk, and Signal and Signal-less were a little too disjointed for me and it was difficult for me to buy into the anthropomorphism choices that were made.
I wasn't as fully committed to the other stories in this collection. Nighthawk, and Signal and Signal-less were a little too disjointed for me and it was difficult for me to buy into the anthropomorphism choices that were made.
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
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
Reading Eastern stories with a Western sensibility is always interesting because I realize how conditioned we are to expect a certain type of ending, especially one with distinct closure. It's a breath of fresh air - albeit a jarring one - to read literature that challenges that discourse.
These stories, though distinct from each other, together do reflect our relationship with the sky and beyond. They fit a theme that features a sense of wonder and possibility in the midst of fataliam and acceptance of it.
These stories, though distinct from each other, together do reflect our relationship with the sky and beyond. They fit a theme that features a sense of wonder and possibility in the midst of fataliam and acceptance of it.
2.5
This collection contains four stories.
1) The Star-Circling Song - This is a poem. I'm not really into poetry so I guess this was alright. It was one page.
2) The Nighthawk Star - This is my favorite story in this collection. It feels like a good old fashioned folk tale.
3) Signal and Signal-less - I honestly do not remember this one.
4) Night on the Galactic Rail Road - This is the longest story and what the collection is named after. I need to read this again because it started out boring and then it got interesting, and then it got super trippy.
This collection contains four stories.
1) The Star-Circling Song - This is a poem. I'm not really into poetry so I guess this was alright. It was one page.
2) The Nighthawk Star - This is my favorite story in this collection. It feels like a good old fashioned folk tale.
3) Signal and Signal-less - I honestly do not remember this one.
4) Night on the Galactic Rail Road - This is the longest story and what the collection is named after. I need to read this again because it started out boring and then it got interesting, and then it got super trippy.
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A very fun journey! This collection was very beautifully written. Miyazawa was a very talented writer carried by his faith, his observations, and his love for animals.
Read this with no preparation or study. Would have loved to read it with a class or book group.
First, it’s very dreamlike, and the colors are wonderful. Trying to illustrate it in my mind was difficult.
But there are some religious themes that I have no clue about! And I’m sure I’m missing a billion references.
First, it’s very dreamlike, and the colors are wonderful. Trying to illustrate it in my mind was difficult.
But there are some religious themes that I have no clue about! And I’m sure I’m missing a billion references.
My copy was in Italian, but I can't find it here on Goodreads, I am also sure that I had read the first story, the one that that is the title of the book, somewhere else in the past and it had stuck with me because it was decidedly poetic and typically Japanese. The others are cute but nothing unforgettable. It is certainly dated literature , but some of the themes are typical of Japanese mythology as well as the levity with which they are treated.
Premesso che la mia copia era in italiano, ma qui su Goodreads non la trovo, sono anche sicura di aver letto il primo racconto, quello che cioé da il titolo al libro, da qualche altra parte in passato e mi era rimasto impresso perché decisamente poetico e tipicamente giapponese. Gli altri sono carini ma niente di indimenticabile. Sicuramente é una letteratura datata , ma alcuni temi sono tipici della mitologia giapponese cosí come la levità con cui vengono trattati.
Premesso che la mia copia era in italiano, ma qui su Goodreads non la trovo, sono anche sicura di aver letto il primo racconto, quello che cioé da il titolo al libro, da qualche altra parte in passato e mi era rimasto impresso perché decisamente poetico e tipicamente giapponese. Gli altri sono carini ma niente di indimenticabile. Sicuramente é una letteratura datata , ma alcuni temi sono tipici della mitologia giapponese cosí come la levità con cui vengono trattati.
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated