Review by shushkeepitdown - Sweet Bean Paste

shushkeepitdown 's review for:

Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa

4.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A story about how a ex convict finds meaning in his life with the help of an old lady with crooked fingers. It's so bitter sweet and the ending makes you feel a little bit of hope even when in my opinion it was overall sad and didn't reach a conclusive ending. However definitely a good read. It was shorter than I expected and I felt like there could have been more but overall recommend picking it up for a short but meaningful read.

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