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A review by mixisl
Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa
5.0
4.5
I went into this book blind and was so pleasantly surprised by how much I truly liked it. The chapters were short and fast to read. I loveee book with short chapters!
I honestly didn’t expect how attached I would get to the characters. I cried several times and also learned so much about Hansen’s disease and its history in Japan. This book was truly a rollercoaster of emotions for me. From me being happy that Tokue got to work at the sweet bean paste place, to me trying to hold back tears in the bus when she talked about her experience as a patient in the sanatorium and how Isolated she felt.
Honestly I might even change my rating to 5 stars, this was truly a wonderful book and I would recommend everyone to read it.
I went into this book blind and was so pleasantly surprised by how much I truly liked it. The chapters were short and fast to read. I loveee book with short chapters!
I honestly didn’t expect how attached I would get to the characters. I cried several times and also learned so much about Hansen’s disease and its history in Japan. This book was truly a rollercoaster of emotions for me. From me being happy that Tokue got to work at the sweet bean paste place, to me trying to hold back tears in the bus when she talked about her experience as a patient in the sanatorium and how Isolated she felt.
Honestly I might even change my rating to 5 stars, this was truly a wonderful book and I would recommend everyone to read it.