5.79k reviews for:

Sweet Bean Paste

Durian Sukegawa

4.07 AVERAGE

uhohzmia's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

edamamae's review against another edition

5.0

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4.5

littlebookthief's review against another edition

4.0

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this was very heartwarming and had layers of lessons about the meaning of living, self-identity, and how different types of people of various backgrounds and trauma navigate their lives.

rosalie362819's review against another edition

3.25

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad 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

trukkos_travisz's review against another edition

2.5

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Sparse prose. Some reflection on what matters in life. And I unexpectedly learned something about the history of Hansen’s disease in Japan.

heidini101's review against another edition

3.25

emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted 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

alicerose's review against another edition

3.5

emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jaime_bookcrows's review against another edition

4.0

emotional inspiring

Plot or Character Driven: Character

alina_kolpakova's review against another edition

3.0

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very cute and heartwarming but feels unfinished

jaimeogrady's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced