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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
Een oom met een frisdrankenfabriek, een Benz en een dubbelleven. Een nichtje met zwakke gezondheid maar ijzersterke persoonlijkheid. Een dwergnijlpaard uit Liberia. Lucifers en vallende sterren. Volleybal.
Het zijn maar een paar elementen uit het onvergetelijke jaar dat de twaalfjarige Tomoko doorbrengt bij haar opmerkelijke familieleden die ze nooit eerder heeft ontmoet. Het is 1972 en alles moet nog beginnen.
Het huis waar ze gaat wonen telt zeventien kamers, de tuin is een voormalige dierentuin. Tomoko dwaalt er in rond als in haar hoogsteigen Wonderland.
Wie openstaat voor kleine wonderen dwaalt gewoon mee.
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
while i enjoyed like 80% of the book, because i thought it was nice and the writing style really did it for me, chapter 29 immediately made me feel sick to my stomach for a multitude of reasons.
1. i understand it's 'historical' fiction as well, but the inclusion of such event that paints palestinians in such a bad light was unnecessary. the information is not well researched and it just shows the fact that the author sides with a genocidal 'state', without furthering any knowledge or anything.
2. its addition to the book does literally nothing. its useless and it honestly makes me wonder how did they not remove this from the final book? it's a shame really because the book was very enjoyable up until that point, lmao.
3. what even was the thought process? this one baffles me probably the most. just fucking stupid.
again, this book was a pleasure for the most part, but then it just killed that immediately. i wish, in good faith, to rate this anything more than 2.75 but it does not deserve it. it doesn't even deserve this, i feel like, but i have to be truthful to the fact that it is written well and it was quite a lovely story, if we ignore the part that just makes me gag.
1. i understand it's 'historical' fiction as well, but the inclusion of such event that paints palestinians in such a bad light was unnecessary. the information is not well researched and it just shows the fact that the author sides with a genocidal 'state', without furthering any knowledge or anything.
2. its addition to the book does literally nothing. its useless and it honestly makes me wonder how did they not remove this from the final book? it's a shame really because the book was very enjoyable up until that point, lmao.
3. what even was the thought process? this one baffles me probably the most. just fucking stupid.
again, this book was a pleasure for the most part, but then it just killed that immediately. i wish, in good faith, to rate this anything more than 2.75 but it does not deserve it. it doesn't even deserve this, i feel like, but i have to be truthful to the fact that it is written well and it was quite a lovely story, if we ignore the part that just makes me gag.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-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
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Frustrated that this has a plot point that deserves to put this on https://doesthedogdie.com, but outside of that, yes, this book is meditative and covers an interesting upper class family's experience in 1970s Japan.