A review by maac
Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

wowowowow literally so so so good i’m in awe and still trying to wrap my head around how a book can be so good. i started this at 12 am and literally couldn’t put it down i had to force myself to go to sleep 2 hours later. anyways i just finished it and it’s so beautiful. i havent loved characters this much in months 
one thing to be noted is that the way eriko is described at times feels outdated, but not necessarily hatefully ridden.