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A review by sanihours
Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa
emotional
hopeful
reflective
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
i DID not expect this seemingly cozy book to tear me up so bad. best read of february so far.
“If I were not here, this full moon would not be here. Neither would the trees. Or the wind. If my view of the world disappears, then everything that I see disappears too. It’s as simple as that. I began to understand that we were born in order to see and listen to the world. And that’s all this world wants of us. It doesn’t matter that I was never a teacher or a member of the workforce, my life had meaning.”
social stigmas are actually so dangerous, i was aware, but this book changed the meaning for me. the way poor Toku had to suffer.
there was something so magical about this book, sad but magical. you cannot help but want to read it more and more no matter how gruelling it is.
i imagine Toku looking at Sentaru and Wakana from up above because that's how she is, a cherishing angel who suffered all of her life because of the social stigmas regarding the Hansen's disease.
“If I were not here, this full moon would not be here. Neither would the trees. Or the wind. If my view of the world disappears, then everything that I see disappears too. It’s as simple as that. I began to understand that we were born in order to see and listen to the world. And that’s all this world wants of us. It doesn’t matter that I was never a teacher or a member of the workforce, my life had meaning.”
social stigmas are actually so dangerous, i was aware, but this book changed the meaning for me. the way poor Toku had to suffer.
there was something so magical about this book, sad but magical. you cannot help but want to read it more and more no matter how gruelling it is.
i imagine Toku looking at Sentaru and Wakana from up above because that's how she is, a cherishing angel who suffered all of her life because of the social stigmas regarding the Hansen's disease.