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A review by sakisreads
The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World by Laura Imai Messina
challenging
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
This was a Book Club read and I WISH the friend that had chosen it had given me some warnings 😫 I’m going to include content warnings below, so you don’t have to feel the way I did or read it if you don’t want to!
This book is about the Bell Gardia phone box in Otsuchi. Obviously it’s a very touching story, but tinged with grief and sadness 🥲
The story in itself felt a bit disconnected; we kept jumping to different peoples’ perspectives and it kept hard to enjoy at times because of that. It’s also why I’m giving it 3 stars ✨
However, I loved the characters! I felt attached almost right away, especially to Yui and Takeshi 🥹 Hana was also a firm favourite ❤️
Thank you 🥰
This book is about the Bell Gardia phone box in Otsuchi. Obviously it’s a very touching story, but tinged with grief and sadness 🥲
The story in itself felt a bit disconnected; we kept jumping to different peoples’ perspectives and it kept hard to enjoy at times because of that. It’s also why I’m giving it 3 stars ✨
However, I loved the characters! I felt attached almost right away, especially to Yui and Takeshi 🥹 Hana was also a firm favourite ❤️
Thank you 🥰
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Child death