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Strangers by Taichi Yamada

7 reviews

sakisreads's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

I was thrilled that the movie starring Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal was written by a Japanese author and knew I had to give it a go!
I have to say, my silly brain was unsure of who was playing who until the very end 😂

The way in which it was written was very of the time and I could picture Asakusa so startlingly in my mind 👏🏼 I loved that Hideo was human and his responses were imperfect.
I LOVED his parents. I know they were ghosts and all but I felt so warmed by their connection that I almost didn’t want to know that they were ghosts 🙉


I really was NOT expecting Kei to be a ghost too! I thought absolutely nothing of her chest scars 😳 Oops!


4 out of 5 stars for me, thank you ✨ Content warnings included below of course!
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peckreadsbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

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themeanfrench's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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liltakeawaygirl's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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kleinekita's review against another edition

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reflective fast-paced

4.0

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raphtseng's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Kind of creepy in a very subtle way. 
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exorbts's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
screenings: s**ual content, nudity, grief, alcohol, death of parents,suicide

honesty this book took me by surprise!
I first decided to purchase it because I wanted some kind of quiet novel
and I knew that a Japanese novel would be perfect and, indeed, it was!
I loved the whole experience and vibes this book gave me
the way the book discussed grief was insightful
even though I expected the 'twist' way earlier, that didn't hinder my enjoyment
what I actually didn't like was the s**ual scenes, they were scattered throughout the book 
and I skipped as much as possible so keep that in mind.
overall, I think I'll miss the ambiance this book gave me
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