Reviews

The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa

laura1980458's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

paolacarvalho's review against another edition

emotional informative lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.75

doughnutbooks's review against another edition

Tried too hard to be moving, didn’t really do anything for me. Didn’t really care whether I picked the book up again or not, so…

magdi_thealien37's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

amira63's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

sunflower_martha's review against another edition

2.0

2 1/2. As always, Ogawa's writing style never fails to get me hooked and to deliver that unsettling sensation that something is about to happen, or something's off and I still have to get the full picture to understand what's going on.
That being said, this book didn't really win a place in my heart like the others, even if there's a progression of events I found the story a bit flat and let's also say that maths and baseball aren't my favourite topics.
I'm happy to have read it anyway.

tigersmom's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-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

3.75

ccprez's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

I've never liked math so much. This book is beautiful, from the concept to the writing. Easily one of my favorite books of all time.

diksha13's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

rosenau's review against another edition

reflective relaxing slow-paced

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

3.75