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Banana Yoshimoto

3.49 AVERAGE

aliwelli's review against another edition

5.0

dark funny fast-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

greasycroissant's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 7%

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I forgot what this book was actually about 😅 Not in the mood to reread it right now 

almostbasic's review against another edition

2.75

dark reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

angelica_chu's review against another edition

2.5

challenging dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

megbecker's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

amjammi's review against another edition

2.0

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For a book that is about the challenges of translation, the English translation of this edition felt unpolished.

divadiane's review against another edition

3.5

challenging mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

idajoh's review against another edition

4.0

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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"On a sunny November afternoon,
with a cold, eating a persimmon"

I don't know why Yoshimoto chose to end her afterword with these lines, however, this essentially sums up my state of mind while reading this book. Except it was a sunny June morning, I had a fever and I was eating everything but persimmons

amarezza's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

homefreys's review against another edition

4.0

challenging mysterious sad medium-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