oysterkatcher 's review for:

Asleep by Banana Yoshimoto

4.0

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Three ethereal short stories, each dealing with grief, depression, and haunting. I liked the format of a succinct collection of novellas, instead of a big collection of meandering short stories. This is definitely a standout of short stories I've read this year!