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4.07 AVERAGE
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
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Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Really loved her point of view of someone so pragmatic and just wants to do what she wants to do, but also understanding how to fit into society. Really intriguing
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:
Yes
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
emotional
hopeful
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
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:
Yes
emotional
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
A gentle, quiet slice-of-life story that slowly broke my heart. I did not expect to cry over dorayaki, but here we are. Tokue's story was soft, painful, and so full of humanity — this book really made me reflect on how we treat people who carry visible (and invisible) scars.
Simple, emotional, and beautifully told.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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
3.75 stars.
What a lovely, little read. You follow Sentaro, who is floundering in life after a stint in prison as he works in a confectionary shop to repay his debts. What begins as him taking on an elderly Tokue to teach him how to make sweet bean paste, turns into an invaluable friendship between the two. Despite Sentaro's initial resistance, their relationship is absolutely heartwarming.
My one gripe with the novel is I would have liked it to be longer, perhaps following Sentaro for longer after the end of the book. It would have been nice to see him making positive change in his life as a result of the end. Basically, I was really just hankering to see his reconciliation with his father, sadness it was not to be.
What a lovely, little read. You follow Sentaro, who is floundering in life after a stint in prison as he works in a confectionary shop to repay his debts. What begins as him taking on an elderly Tokue to teach him how to make sweet bean paste, turns into an invaluable friendship between the two. Despite Sentaro's initial resistance, their relationship is absolutely heartwarming.
Spoiler
I have to admit, I know very little about Hansen's disease and found it very interesting to learn about the methods used in Japan (no doubt similar was used elsewhere) to isolate it's sufferers from the rest of society. In fact I had no idea that leprosy was common in a time period after the middle ages, I thank this book for enlightening me.My one gripe with the novel is I would have liked it to be longer, perhaps following Sentaro for longer after the end of the book. It would have been nice to see him making positive change in his life as a result of the end. Basically, I was really just hankering to see his reconciliation with his father, sadness it was not to be.