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Sonno profondo by Banana Yoshimoto

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elfs29's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

This collection is really special, as is everything Yoshimoto writes. Her explorations of grief and loss are so poignant, but I was struck in these stories as I was especially in N.P too by the way she writes women and the way her queerness manifests in very gorgeous female characters and relationships. Asleep produces such complex female characters, born through the connections between them and the shared melancholy of their experiences.

Whenever we got together I would listen to him talk, and then I’d nod, and that was it. The rhythm of my nods and the rhythm of his talking would become so exquisitely well synchronised that it almost became sort of an art. And that’s when I started getting the feeling that what I was doing was a lot like Shiori’s job, like lying next to people as they slept.

aleysxi's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

5.0

fran_gel's review against another edition

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dark reflective fast-paced

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

4.25

I really liked the final story (Asleep), was like a better my year of rest and relaxation. As always, the prose of Yoshimoto is cutting and creates easily accessible inner worlds. These were all great stories

mreddy17's review against another edition

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4.0

heartfelt prose like no other

okd4li's review

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4.0

pensare che queste tre storie raccontate sono in parte esperienze accadute all’autrice lo fa apprezzare molto di più. Sono sempre più innamorata delle sue storie, non vedo l’ora di leggere un altro suo libro