3.95 AVERAGE

dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Es un 3.5 para mi, sin duda alguna. 
Me gustó mucho conocer a Ogawa mediante los cuentos, no estaba familiarizada con su trabajo. Sin embargo, ya para el final se me hicieron muy tediosos los últimos 3-4 cuentos, pero tuvieron sus detalles que me llegaron a dar ese factor de asombro y algo de miedo… incomodidad. 
Considero que la autora hace un ejercicio muy interesante al lograr que las historias conecten entre sí; conforme iba leyendo marcaba lo que consideraba relevante, hice una línea de tiempo, o cuando veía hacia donde iba un cuento me regresaba a buscar elementos que leí pero que nunca marqué en su tiempo. 
Me siento intrigada y perturbada, no se los voy a negar. 
Mi favorito fue el de Una anciana llamada J, y el de Corazón Hilvanado. 

Ah y otra vez, un libro golpeado por la muerte y duelo, agréguenlo a mi mapa de lecturas vinculadas sin querer. 
dark emotional reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Not for me! Absurdist horror. The short stories linked together but didn't (for me at least) form a commentary on anything.

This was enjoyable but nothing impactful that's going to stick with me moving forward. A quick easy read like telling unsettling stories around a campfire. Any deep metaphors may have been lost in translation.

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional mysterious reflective relaxing tense 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: Yes

elisara1000's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 62%

Had to return to library 
dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A