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adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Got bored by the writting (probably translation fault)
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
emotional
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
emotional
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Death
Taiwanese publishers usually give this beautiful book a comment: "it's a fairytale that could warm and cure your heart at night"; however, I think that comment is not precise enough.
True, it's a collection of short fairytales, while almost each of the story contains a light melancholy, they tell stories of bitter-sweets or changes in mind because of the misfortune in the life. Some of them even make me poignant.
True, it's a collection of short fairytales, while almost each of the story contains a light melancholy, they tell stories of bitter-sweets or changes in mind because of the misfortune in the life. Some of them even make me poignant.
• NIGHT ON THE GALACTIC RAILROAD and Other Stories by Kenji Miyazawa, tr. Julianne Neville, 1934/2014.
Three short stories of longing, love, fantasy. Each story tinged with sadness. Title story was the strongest - and saddest.
Children's classics with conscience/moral, akin to Oscar Wilde's fables or Hans Christian Andersen's tales in a European context.
Three short stories of longing, love, fantasy. Each story tinged with sadness. Title story was the strongest - and saddest.
Children's classics with conscience/moral, akin to Oscar Wilde's fables or Hans Christian Andersen's tales in a European context.
AUDREY'S ONE-SENTENCE BOOK REVIEWS
Kenji Miyazawa said "I only like exactly three things: Birds, Trains, and Space" so he wrote stories ONLY about those three things, and I high-key respect him for it.
Kenji Miyazawa said "I only like exactly three things: Birds, Trains, and Space" so he wrote stories ONLY about those three things, and I high-key respect him for it.