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A review by belle_fiction
Things Remembered and Things Forgotten by Kyōko Nakajima
3.0
3.5 stars
This book started off incredibly strong - I loved the first three stories in this collection which were all 5 star reads for me, the fourth story was (imho) very slow and I really didn’t enjoy it, the fifth story was another strong entry but the last five stories all seemed to be conveying similar things and just merged into underwhelming and repetitive reads which is a great shame as I was certain this was going to be a new favourite.
These stories are subtle and discuss familial loss twinned with ghostly goings-on. Japan has an incredibly rich culture and it was wonderful to see the various rituals they undertake at certain festivals to remember their ancestors but ultimately I found that a lot of these stories were pretty samey and few really stood out or packed an emotional punch.
A nice read for those who enjoy subtle Japanese literature.
This book started off incredibly strong - I loved the first three stories in this collection which were all 5 star reads for me, the fourth story was (imho) very slow and I really didn’t enjoy it, the fifth story was another strong entry but the last five stories all seemed to be conveying similar things and just merged into underwhelming and repetitive reads which is a great shame as I was certain this was going to be a new favourite.
These stories are subtle and discuss familial loss twinned with ghostly goings-on. Japan has an incredibly rich culture and it was wonderful to see the various rituals they undertake at certain festivals to remember their ancestors but ultimately I found that a lot of these stories were pretty samey and few really stood out or packed an emotional punch.
A nice read for those who enjoy subtle Japanese literature.