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Sweet Bean Paste

Durian Sukegawa

4.07 AVERAGE


very cute and heartwarming but feels unfinished
dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
emotional hopeful lighthearted 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: Complicated
emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

a bittersweet tale that perfectly depicts just how unforgiving society is. despite that, some people choose to continue on living by appreciating the little things— the chirping birds, the gust of the wind, the cherry blossom petals, the adzuki beans. fate interwoven Sentaro's path to Tokue that spring, and through her he learned about warmth and acceptance, the joy of living life and its mundanity. thus, a found family's journey began.

Sweet book about meaning of life and finding solace through difficult times
emotional reflective slow-paced

Un très beau roman qui donne faim et qui nous en apprend beaucoup sur la vie sans même s’en rendre compte
emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-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: No