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3.33 AVERAGE
3.33 AVERAGE
mysterious
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:
No
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Abit odd, romanticising taboo relationship
mysterious
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
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
....... interesting premise but nothing to write home about
sooo...
even if you are not biological siblings but u are raised as siblings it is extremely weird and basically incest if u get together im sorry? wtf? why do japanese books love incest? and the whole teacher x student romance thing being weirdly romanticized?
giving 3 stars bc well written but holy hell what the fuck was that
sooo...
even if you are not biological siblings but u are raised as siblings it is extremely weird and basically incest if u get together im sorry? wtf? why do japanese books love incest? and the whole teacher x student romance thing being weirdly romanticized?
giving 3 stars bc well written but holy hell what the fuck was that
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I was excited to read my first Yoshimoto, given how celebrated she is, but I was surprised at how terrible I thought this was. I only finished it because it was short. I feel like Yoshimoto is the kind of author whose prose is dreamy and lyrical, but of a type that tips over into incoherence more often than not. There was an attempt to build atmosphere, but at no point did I find it convincing, the whole idea of the house and lost memories just ended up half baked and filled with dead ends.
I suppose the whole book feels like that - setting up a sense of magical realism, only to peter out into lame "taboo" relationships. This may be the fault of the translation, but the writing was stiff and clunky beyond belief, with stilted dialogue and an irritating "tell over show" narration style.
Hopefully other Yoshimotos are better, as this one was a definite miss for me.
I suppose the whole book feels like that - setting up a sense of magical realism, only to peter out into lame "taboo" relationships. This may be the fault of the translation, but the writing was stiff and clunky beyond belief, with stilted dialogue and an irritating "tell over show" narration style.
Hopefully other Yoshimotos are better, as this one was a definite miss for me.
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
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
dark
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No