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readingsfromthestars 's review for:
Record of a Night too Brief
by Hiromi Kawakami
I was given a copy through NetGalley in exchange of a review .
This is a collection of three short stories by the Japanese author Hiromi Kawakami: Record of a Night Too Brief, Missing and A Snake Stepped On. What connects these stories is that the main characters are women searching for something lost and for themselves. The three stories are dreamlike and sometimes they are hard to follow because of this nature. I felt lost many times while reading the story that gives the title to this collection.
The story I liked the most was A Snake Stepped On in which the protagonist, Miss Sanada, stepped on a snake. This snake turns into human form and claims to be her mother. As the story progress we realised that this is not an unique situation and that snakes live among humans.
It's the first time I read Hiromi Kawakami and I would like to read more of hers to know if all of her stories are like this.
This is a collection of three short stories by the Japanese author Hiromi Kawakami: Record of a Night Too Brief, Missing and A Snake Stepped On. What connects these stories is that the main characters are women searching for something lost and for themselves. The three stories are dreamlike and sometimes they are hard to follow because of this nature. I felt lost many times while reading the story that gives the title to this collection.
The story I liked the most was A Snake Stepped On in which the protagonist, Miss Sanada, stepped on a snake. This snake turns into human form and claims to be her mother. As the story progress we realised that this is not an unique situation and that snakes live among humans.
It's the first time I read Hiromi Kawakami and I would like to read more of hers to know if all of her stories are like this.