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The Premonition
by Banana Yoshimoto
Characters ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Yayoi: I loved the unfolding of her relationship with her sister and also her love interest but I just find it a bit of an uncomfortable circumstance.
I loved how the love interest was described and his sincerity.
I love how the sister grew up kinda crooked and everyone understood this about her and despite how Yayoi romanticised her it was a flaw that humanised her.
I kinda like the parents too. I appreciate the dynamic they had where they gave their daughter room to explore this tension within and understood that she’s missing something.
PLOT ⭐️⭐️⭐️
My main problem with this book is that the first half is better than the second half. The anticipation that is built as she describes her aunt and also her tendencies to understand things beyond understanding. This curiousity led me to read thus far but when the big secret is dropped it felt so underwhelming and predictable. Certain other details that came subsequent to this main revelation felt odd and uncomfortable.
The book felt more fun to read when the characters are unfolding than when that point hits that the characters are fully “exposed”. At this point we only see weird relationships forming and all I can say is Japanese authors just can’t help themselves lol.
The ending was for me just too one note for a book about discovery and seeking answers. Why build so much anticipation for the final if the final scene didn’t affect much or even contribute to the story line??
Writing STYLE ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I enjoyed it and arguably this was the most favourable part. Beautifully written and thoughtful piecing together of language. I’ve read “Kitchen” by Banana Yoshimoto and she didn’t disappoint there either. She certainly is a skilled writer.
Overall 3.5 stars.
Yayoi: I loved the unfolding of her relationship with her sister and also her love interest but I just find it a bit of an uncomfortable circumstance.
I loved how the love interest was described and his sincerity.
I love how the sister grew up kinda crooked and everyone understood this about her and despite how Yayoi romanticised her it was a flaw that humanised her.
I kinda like the parents too. I appreciate the dynamic they had where they gave their daughter room to explore this tension within and understood that she’s missing something.
PLOT ⭐️⭐️⭐️
My main problem with this book is that the first half is better than the second half. The anticipation that is built as she describes her aunt and also her tendencies to understand things beyond understanding. This curiousity led me to read thus far but when the big secret is dropped it felt so underwhelming and predictable. Certain other details that came subsequent to this main revelation felt odd and uncomfortable.
The book felt more fun to read when the characters are unfolding than when that point hits that the characters are fully “exposed”. At this point we only see weird relationships forming and all I can say is Japanese authors just can’t help themselves lol.
The ending was for me just too one note for a book about discovery and seeking answers. Why build so much anticipation for the final if the final scene didn’t affect much or even contribute to the story line??
Writing STYLE ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I enjoyed it and arguably this was the most favourable part. Beautifully written and thoughtful piecing together of language. I’ve read “Kitchen” by Banana Yoshimoto and she didn’t disappoint there either. She certainly is a skilled writer.
Overall 3.5 stars.