1.41k reviews for:

The Premonition

Banana Yoshimoto

3.33 AVERAGE

shinheiba_sm's review against another edition

3.25

emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

erikaslitlife's review against another edition

4.0

emotional mysterious fast-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

mbmayo's review against another edition

3.0

mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I enjoyed the prose, but the relationships in this book really put me off.

llnstr's review against another edition

2.5

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

ashildr_rose's review against another edition

2.0

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2.5 ⭐️

eimona17's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 0%

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Borderline incestuous relationship ! 

fabulousdave's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional reflective 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: Yes

zatsu's review against another edition

5.0

mysterious 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: Yes

hannests's review against another edition

3.5

reflective

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‘The Premonition’ gave me a haunted feeling from the start. It explored some interesting themes, but I wasn’t really a fan of the characters’ decisions regarding those. Overall enjoyed reading this and looking forward to more Banana Yoshimoto books.

aadyparakkat's review against another edition

3.75

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It was easy to sink into this novel’s wistful melancholy. However, I couldn’t get past the discomfort with the romantic relationships in this, and my uneasiness did impair my immersion in Yoshimoto’s otherwise tender portrait of a young girl in 80s Japan, clairvoyant and tortured by fragmented memories.