Reviews

Intimacies by Katie Kitamura

emmy_and_books's review

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

jesshaswell's review against another edition

3.5

lots of commas in this book

alenney's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 :) it wasn’t bad the writing style just isn’t for me and it kind of felt more like a short story

jaan_vi's review

first book i read in grade 11th and i remember being so confused with it because this was technically my second time reading a book since TPW. i would try to read it in between classes and in the car on my way to and way back from school. the goal was still the same as of now: to read as much books as possible and write book reviews and then practice essay writing (but i couldn’t do nada 👎 will try my best this year 🩷✨). i remember not even knowing what was going on and just wanting to finish it. but I do remember me trying to read this with girls in the beginning of the session wherein  the 4 or 5 would each read a page. and i also remember being intimidated by the criminal for the protagonist was the translator and kept imagining scenarios (fanfiction brainrot amirite). so ofc i will try to rewrite a review when i read this book again. 

ajp_reads1's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.25

lauren_leaf's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

_gingi_'s review against another edition

reflective relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

j_m_alexander's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

 Beautifully written atmospheric intimate scenes. There is a plot, but it's kind of beside the point, this is much more of a book about mood and language, mood created by language. Largely a very quiet novel with an interior focus, that while built around these relationships and intimacies, it often left me with a feeling of distinct loneliness. Kitamura does an amazing job exploring different sorts of intimate moments: being vulnerable with a romantic partner, the act of interpreting language for an individual, watching a couple interact in public, inhabiting another's space, getting to know a new friend. The whole story floats along quickly, feeling almost ethereal, ungraspable, and rudderless. 

sculpthead's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.0

dfostermartin's review against another edition

reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75