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Lagartija

Banana Yoshimoto, Gabriel Álvarez Martínez

3.75 AVERAGE

annie_media's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective medium-paced

moth_dance's review against another edition

5.0

Soft meditations. Slice of life reflections. Lo-fi contemporary fiction. Tokyo on slo-mo.

Yet another beautiful and thoughtful addition for any Banana Yoshimoto collection. In fact, maybe you should start here with these short stories before digging into her more complex novels?

anyajulchen's review against another edition

5.0

Es la primera vez en mucho tiempo que leo algo escrito tan simple, pero cuya carga de sentimientos, de sensaciones y de reflexiones es tan compleja como sus personajes. Son relatos cortos y eternos.

No puedo esperar a explorar el resto de la bibliografía de Yoshimoto.

carlynclark's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

cjblandford's review against another edition

3.5

emotional mysterious reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I liked this collection of stories, but didn't love it. The first story, Newlywed, was really interesting though, and elevates this collection for me. These stories do capture a feeling of the early '90s, the ennui, the changes in society that were happening unseen to many of us, and of course, the struggle to find identity, purpose, and hope are universal. I was intrigued enough by this collection that I will read more of Yoshimoto-san's works.

hater_reads's review against another edition

4.0

Hay algo en los relatos de Banana Yoshimoto que me atrapan y me hacen adentrarme de una manera tan profunda en la historia que me resulta difícil dejar de leer. La autora retrata con tanta cotidianidad la soledad, la esperanza, el amor y las conexiones humanas. Cada relato está escrito de una manera única y preciosa, cada personaje en esta obra se encuentra perdido o a punto de alcanzar aquello que "le falta", sin embargo, no se trata de cumplir un sueño o de alcanzar lo imposible, se dan cuenta de que aquel elemento está en su propio mundo, en sí o en quienes aman. Este es el segundo libro de relatos/cuentos, que leo de Banana Yoshimoto y solo me queda decir que he llegado a conectar con sus historias de una manera tan bella y personal que se ha convertido en una de mis autoras favoritas.