Reviews

Asleep by Banana Yoshimoto

daniskara's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

readeranon12's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

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

4.25

neiwly's review against another edition

mysterious reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

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

2.5

This was such a little weird book. The writing style makes you feel like you're floating around on a cloud. However, as much as it was a interesting reading experience, I didn't like the open-endings, plus I couldn't get into the stories since the writing felt quite disconnected and dry(?). 

Idk, it didn't feel like a waste of my time but also I don't have any feelings whatsoever about it either.

louisenb's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

00sofija000's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

poorrniimma's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

4.0

No one writes about death and grief like Yoshimoto does. Indeed her books are not for everyone, they make you uncomfortable and question the characters but after reading the 3rd book by her, a few things have been clear and I understand the characters. Some times they hit too close to home and it’s scary but it compels me to continue reading. Still trying to gather mu thoughts about the book and the characters. Hopefully I’ll add some more details.

foreverinreverie's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

4.5

mysteriousb's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

An amazing collection of short stories stringed together by the theme of trauma and sleep.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

lgriffin44's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.0

mikimeiko's review against another edition

3.0

Bello per carità, come trovo sempre belli i libri di Banana Yoshimoto, eppure ogni volta che ne finisco uno, esco boccheggiando. E per fortuna che sono librini piccoli, altrimenti non so nemmeno se riuscirei a leggerli. è il motivo per cui suppongo non potrei mai farmi una full immersion dei suoi libri... Eppure mi piace tanto!