A review by lalazu
Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto

5.0

This book is a masterpiece. It was recommended to me years ago, but I only now got around to reading it. What a bliss it was.
This story deals with loss, with with coping, with growing and constantly improving even though you're deeply hurt. It means a lot to me and I love it.
In the afterword I read that Yoshimoto got inspiration from several genres, including shoujo manga, and I think I can see it. It feels different from other Japanese literature, somehow. It really touched me.