Reviews

Moshi Moshi by Banana Yoshimoto

_kelly_'s review against another edition

1.0

AUDIOBOOK: No intonation - it was like listening to someone ramble off random sentences with no meaning at all.

Seriously, get the book instead.

phoenix2's review against another edition

1.0

Moshi Moshi is a short book about a mother and a daughter who are trying to move on from the death of the husband-father. It is narrated from the daughter's POV and it is monthly her thoughts and feelings about the odd and mysterious way her father died. There is some romance to it and some growing up, but I enjoyed the mother-daughter relationship the most, especially since the romantic relationships were only there as tools for the main character to move on. However, I can't say that I really liked this book. It was boring at times and the plot took too long to actually start.

brennacummings's review against another edition

3.0

3.5

raenyreads's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.0

Just not for me I think. I found this really boring and nearly did not finish it. It started with a strong premise but just went nowhere with it other than conversations between characters that to me felt incredibly unnatural and forced. I liked the relationship between the main character and her mother which was the only highlight of this book for me. The topics tackled by the book are important and I think provided a interesting perspective but I couldn't bring myself to get engaged by them.
I might still try the authors more popular works to see if they are for me at all.

yukiho's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

first banana yoshimoto read and i loved it! the descriptions of shimokita and tokyo generally were so heartwarming (it did make me very homesick). also the messages about grief and change resonated. however

-1 star for the ending with yamazaki

lol im pretending that didn’t happen 

aeski's review

reflective relaxing 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

4.0

Healing and reflective, Banana does it again. It was a bit long for my taste but still wonderfully written. 

subaruforester2001's review

hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

charismae_reads's review

emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

qii's review

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

gwithiantowans's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

I enjoyed this a lot in the first half as the situation and characters are set out; less so in the second as they reflect and things develop. It moves slowly, but not too slowly to maintain this reader's attention. Quite a lot of nice Japanese detail.