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tiff123_reads's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
larsjanssen's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.0
margot23reads's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book provides so many wonderful things: a strong sense of place (Tokyo!), laugh out loud humor, beautiful writing, insightful passages that make you put the book down and think. I loved it.
lenaoknihach's review against another edition
5.0
Kaligrafie zlomu mě na první pohled zaujala svou obálkou, ze které je hned jasné, s jakou kulturou se v knize setkáme.
Japonsko je jedna z mých oblíbených zemí, i když jsem ji nikdy nenavštívila. Ale po přečtení tohoto románu, jako bych tam byla.
Mizuki je žena v domácnosti. Má dvě děti, pracovitého manžela, byt v Tokiu a zdá se, že vede dokonalý život. Jenže večer uléhá do postele k manželovi, který se na ni ani nepodívá, funguje jako automat (vaří, pere, uklízí)…
Občas ji napadne, že by přelezla zábradlí balkonu a skočila.
A pak ji osud do cesty zavane Kijošiho. A Mizuki zas objeví kouzlo lásky, svobody, Tokia a svůj vlastní hlas.
Emily Itami popisuje Zemi vycházejícího slunce kouzelně - barvy města, staré a nové tradice, davy lidí, rozkvetlé sakury. Vyhledávala jsem si fotografie všech zmíněných míst a čtení jsem si moc užívala, i když ne vždy bylo veselé.
Mizuki i další postavy působily neskutečně reálně. Všechno to bylo opravdové, upřímné a na autorčinu prvotinu obdivuhodné.
Japonsko je jedna z mých oblíbených zemí, i když jsem ji nikdy nenavštívila. Ale po přečtení tohoto románu, jako bych tam byla.
Mizuki je žena v domácnosti. Má dvě děti, pracovitého manžela, byt v Tokiu a zdá se, že vede dokonalý život. Jenže večer uléhá do postele k manželovi, který se na ni ani nepodívá, funguje jako automat (vaří, pere, uklízí)…
Občas ji napadne, že by přelezla zábradlí balkonu a skočila.
A pak ji osud do cesty zavane Kijošiho. A Mizuki zas objeví kouzlo lásky, svobody, Tokia a svůj vlastní hlas.
Emily Itami popisuje Zemi vycházejícího slunce kouzelně - barvy města, staré a nové tradice, davy lidí, rozkvetlé sakury. Vyhledávala jsem si fotografie všech zmíněných míst a čtení jsem si moc užívala, i když ne vždy bylo veselé.
Mizuki i další postavy působily neskutečně reálně. Všechno to bylo opravdové, upřímné a na autorčinu prvotinu obdivuhodné.
vanessa_12's review against another edition
4.0
not the ending i wanted but it was the one i expected
saratinker's review against another edition
challenging
dark
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
enid815's review against another edition
4.0
Fault lines is an interesting story about a married women (Mizuki) and her life in Tokyo, Japan. She is not your traditional Japanese women that most stories depict. She is modern and is harshly judged for being that way.
It is also about her love for two men one she is married to and the other she has an affair with. Her Japanese values do come into play as she is a mother to two children. This keeps her bound to her husband (even though she is not happy) and the eventual end to her relationship with Kiyoshi.
I enjoyed reading about the culture and values of the Japanese and how some situations are the same no matter where you live. People are judgmental everywhere!
It is also about her love for two men one she is married to and the other she has an affair with. Her Japanese values do come into play as she is a mother to two children. This keeps her bound to her husband (even though she is not happy) and the eventual end to her relationship with Kiyoshi.
I enjoyed reading about the culture and values of the Japanese and how some situations are the same no matter where you live. People are judgmental everywhere!
khornstein1's review against another edition
3.0
For book club. There is one Big Idea in this book: Tokyo at night as character, not setting. Itami did a great job describing that world and this is what the MC wants (more than a boyfriend): to go out in Tokyo at night. The bad? Very little plot, character development, or pacing. The book read like an early draft. I might try the next book by this author. Once again, where was the editor?
pixiebix's review against another edition
3.0
It is always an odd experience to be reading a book you know you’re going to ultimately forget. Fault Lines was a middle of the road, engaging and harmless read, but nothing that will keep me up at night.
Mikuzi is a housewife in Tokyo who is feeling dissatisfied with her lot—chiefly, with her emotionally distant (neglectful, even) husband, and also generally, with her place in society. This means when she meets Kiyoshi (who, in the grand scheme of things, is actually probably quite average in every way) and sparks fly (I.e., he actually gives her eye contact), she soon finds herself leading a double life (with precisely zero repercussions except her occasional guilt, and zero moments of suspicion from her self-absorbed husband).
This was a-okay. The narrative was engaging enough, and I quite enjoyed the exposure to Japanese culture; the endless list of mandatory niceties that must be upheld at all times, lest the world as we know it comes to an end. The writing fell prey to a LOT of cliches many a time, though (especially in its descriptions of the city), and I didn’t buy into the romance much. The ending also felt a tad naive and anticlimactic.
Gewd but not great.
Mikuzi is a housewife in Tokyo who is feeling dissatisfied with her lot—chiefly, with her emotionally distant (neglectful, even) husband, and also generally, with her place in society. This means when she meets Kiyoshi (who, in the grand scheme of things, is actually probably quite average in every way) and sparks fly (I.e., he actually gives her eye contact), she soon finds herself leading a double life (with precisely zero repercussions except her occasional guilt, and zero moments of suspicion from her self-absorbed husband).
This was a-okay. The narrative was engaging enough, and I quite enjoyed the exposure to Japanese culture; the endless list of mandatory niceties that must be upheld at all times, lest the world as we know it comes to an end. The writing fell prey to a LOT of cliches many a time, though (especially in its descriptions of the city), and I didn’t buy into the romance much. The ending also felt a tad naive and anticlimactic.
Gewd but not great.