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A review by jstilts
The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Effectively a collection of short stories, but each story is constructed in the same way: somebody experiences Kyoto while searching for the Komogawa Diner, they eat, they move into the Food Detective Agency and pour out their story. The chef detectives ponder how best to solve the problem - then we are transported to 2 weeks later when the client returns to experience their efforts, and more of their personal story is revealed.
If this sounds repetitious, well, it is - but comfortingly so. The meat of the book is in the personal stories and how they are affected or revealed by the efforts of the Kamogawa Food Detectives.
Gentle, wholesome, soulful stories - hopefully they will translate more as in Japan this is currently a 10 book series!
If this sounds repetitious, well, it is - but comfortingly so. The meat of the book is in the personal stories and how they are affected or revealed by the efforts of the Kamogawa Food Detectives.
Gentle, wholesome, soulful stories - hopefully they will translate more as in Japan this is currently a 10 book series!