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Catfish Rolling
by Clara Kumagai
Catfish Rolling by Clara Kumagai, a YA debut novel, fully leaned into magical realism which lead to a fascinating read.
With complex characters woven into the story, we explore the dynamics of young love, family, time and friendship.
In this book, we follow Sora, the main character, through the fog of grief as she tries to make sense of what happened after a time altering earthquake hits Japan.
After the tragic disappearance of a loved one, Sora is trying to put her life back together, or make sense of what it has now become by exploring the different zones in which time is progressing either slower or faster than what is known as the norm.
I loved the overall progression of the book. The exploration of the concept of time is nothing new, however Kumagai has put a fresh twist on it. With eloquent writing, this is a strong debut.
I typically really enjoy endings that aren’t well wrapped up in a bow, leaving the reader to make their own conclusions of what can come next for the characters, however I wish this book had more of a rounded ending.
Thank you Penguin Random House Canada and the Penguin Reads team for sending me a copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
With complex characters woven into the story, we explore the dynamics of young love, family, time and friendship.
In this book, we follow Sora, the main character, through the fog of grief as she tries to make sense of what happened after a time altering earthquake hits Japan.
After the tragic disappearance of a loved one, Sora is trying to put her life back together, or make sense of what it has now become by exploring the different zones in which time is progressing either slower or faster than what is known as the norm.
I loved the overall progression of the book. The exploration of the concept of time is nothing new, however Kumagai has put a fresh twist on it. With eloquent writing, this is a strong debut.
I typically really enjoy endings that aren’t well wrapped up in a bow, leaving the reader to make their own conclusions of what can come next for the characters, however I wish this book had more of a rounded ending.
Thank you Penguin Random House Canada and the Penguin Reads team for sending me a copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.