389 reviews for:

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Banana Yoshimoto, Gabriel Álvarez Martínez

3.75 AVERAGE

giovianna's review against another edition

5.0

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loved this book SO MUCH, so many good stories. banana yoshimoto is incredibly special

sopiiwhite's review against another edition

3.0

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No words I just really love Banana Yoshimoto

lizaliza5's review against another edition

4.0

hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

manaplayground's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 58%

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Tal vez después lo retome 

blairwitchapologist's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

levi_masuli's review against another edition

2.0

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Yoshimoto is often compared with Murakami for certain reasons I couldn't grasp (except for the fact that they are of course both Japanese0. Murakami has a crazier take on surreal/ magic realism, while Yoshimoto is more focused on the subtleties of simple (but nonetheless insightful)human interactions and observations. Yoshimoto's modesty in Lizard leaves me quite unsatisfied. Maybe it was a cultural thing; Japanese culture has many subtle elements that cannot be translated to English.

angelsbeforeman's review against another edition

4.5

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

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i liked these a lot, and i expected to like them. i always know what to expect from banana yoshimoto because her style is super consistent. i was also happy about these being short stories because i think banana's style shines in shorter pieces. anyway, i liked all of these, though helix didn't really appeal to me because i didn't connect with the story. the title story was fun and i liked the more peculiar elements of it. my personal favourites would be a strange tale from down by the river, blood and water, and dreaming of kimchee ^_^

runia's review against another edition

2.0

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Meh. Una raccolta di racconti, si legge senza sforzo, ma questo è tutto ciò che è. Ho l'impressione che li dimenticherò facilmente.

megbecker's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jimmyreads23's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes