7.51k reviews for:

Kitchen

Banana Yoshimoto

3.94 AVERAGE

chicchirichia's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring 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: Yes

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innamorata di questa delicatezza. banana, spaccami il cuore e poi riaggiustamelo quando vuoi.

elisabethanique's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

diva30's review against another edition

4.0

reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Lebih suka cerita kedua ketimbang kitchen. Bagus, ceritanya tentang gimana orang-orang di dalam novel ini berhadapan dengan grief. Caranya beda-beda banget dan disini jadi kepikiran: oh ternyata, berduka itu emang bisa berbagai macam caranya ya. 

I love the simple writing, I love the quirks. 

dylanwilderer's review against another edition

4.0

hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

hadleykat's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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10/10 for having the name “banana” - great moments, but definitely a bit dated when reading in 2025

alice_domice's review against another edition

1.0

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kristinhopley's review against another edition

4.0

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I think Banana’s preface states that she wrote this to ‘get something out that [she] had been trying to get out for a long time’, and a very personal experience with loss of loved ones shines through :( 

dreamerfreak's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Transphobia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder

secretlibrarian's review against another edition

4.25

emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

ninjagirl's review against another edition

3.75

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character