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juuliaseppala 's review for:
Sweet Bean Paste
by Durian Sukegawa
tokue's story felt really valuable with discussion of stigma related to a visible illness & some history of leprosy. i liked how prejudice and ignorance was portrayed in a central character without ill intent & with willingness to learn and empathize. thematically the meaningfulness of life regardless of productivity was something i _know_ but have a hard time accepting, so tokue & sentaro's different views were important to me. simple language & easy to follow, with topics and themes that resonated made for a great read at this point in time