A review by rencordings
Flowers of Grass by Takehiko Fukunaga

1.0

I started the book loving the heck out of the first chapter; the characters were very dynamic, the setting compelling, the mysterious Shiomi-san all spooky and humbly above everyone else. But when the book traveled back to Shiomi's past via the notebooks, I began to lose interest. I think the "memoirs" were to depict the colors and vibrancy of youth and how Shiomi became the way he is and etc., but they didn't really appeal to me. Young Shiomi just wasn't an interesting enough character, and there wasn't anything distinct or gripping enough about the writing style to keep my attention, sadly. It's not my cup of tea, I guess.