A review by freddie
Silk (Movie Tie-In Edition) by Alessandro Baricco

2.0

1.5/5 The only thing I like about this is the twist involving the main character, Hervé's wife at the end. Beyond that, this book is quite meh. Not a big fan of its use of fable-like / fairy tale writing style. Japan comes across as a whimsical and hostile place. The wife seems criminally dehumanised. And Hervé is supremely slappable.

Edit: Japan was indeed hostile to outside people because of its policy on foreign traders at that time... It's the whimsical part that bugs me.