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A review by paperwitch
Rainbirds by Clarissa Goenawan
4.0
❝Sadness alone can’t harm anyone. It’s what you do when you’re sad that can hurt you and those around you
Rainbirds was quite the journey, it was a poetic story of self discovery set in a small town, each character we meet is so well done and so important. The imagery is beautiful, the writing just pulls you in, the small added magical realism was interesting. I am pretty impressed given that this Goenawan’s first novel and I am definitely looking forward to what she brings in the future.
I didn’t give this book 5 stars because it did started to drag just a little towards the end, it is good to keep in mind that this is not a fast paced mystery novel, it is a slow burn, focused mainly on other aspects of the story as many Japanese writing goes (it almost reads like a Murakami novel). The beauty of this book is that as slow and uneventful as it might seem, it still finds ways to keep you engaged.
Rainbirds was quite the journey, it was a poetic story of self discovery set in a small town, each character we meet is so well done and so important. The imagery is beautiful, the writing just pulls you in, the small added magical realism was interesting. I am pretty impressed given that this Goenawan’s first novel and I am definitely looking forward to what she brings in the future.
I didn’t give this book 5 stars because it did started to drag just a little towards the end, it is good to keep in mind that this is not a fast paced mystery novel, it is a slow burn, focused mainly on other aspects of the story as many Japanese writing goes (it almost reads like a Murakami novel). The beauty of this book is that as slow and uneventful as it might seem, it still finds ways to keep you engaged.