389 reviews for:

Lagartija

Banana Yoshimoto, Gabriel Álvarez Martínez

3.75 AVERAGE

joobs's review against another edition

3.5

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

sara_dawn's review against another edition

5.0

hopeful reflective relaxing medium-paced

Loveable characters: Yes

meghan_is_reading's review against another edition

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fascinatingly weird collection of short stories, relationships and healing?

brainrotgarden's review against another edition

4.75

hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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helix is my favorite i think but each short story is truly special in different ways <3 loved it every bit as much as kitchen & now i'm tempted to read the rest of banana yoshimoto's work 🤍

jennoctavia's review against another edition

3.0

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3.5/5

It always fun to read Banana Yoshimoto’s book that focus on slice of life.

qomareads's review against another edition

4.0

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I really enjoyed these collection of short stories. It reminded me on why I fell in love with Yoshimoto’s works.

kelebekd's review against another edition

5.0

inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

elizabeth_s's review against another edition

5.0

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I feel at peace when I read this book.

in_den_wolken's review against another edition

3.5

inspiring reflective 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

priyapai's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Picked this up on a desire to read more non-American literature. From the first two or three stories, I wasn't immediately sold on Yoshimoto's writing - I don't think I completely "understood" the speed, sometimes the lack of plot, the vague and confusing feelings of the characters. However, the longer I sat in the existentialist, moody, bleak yet immensely hopeful stories, the more I started to appreciate and really enjoy her style. These stories go fast and often center around a character who is anxious about the precariousness of life yet finding hope in the mundane - a steady lover, the calm of a river, sunlight hitting the room at a particular time. There are larger concepts discussed like faith and desire and family; however, she masterfully encapsulates these conversations into the ordinary, so much so that you don't really even realize what has happened until it's over. The last 2 stories were my favorite. I hope to read more Yoshimoto!