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Lizard by Banana Yoshimoto
4.0

3.5 rounded up

The titular story, Lizard was my favourite. Least fave was dreaming of kimchee.

A melancholic, easy breezy collection of short stories. Short stories are my palate cleanser. This felt akin to lying in the grass on a humid cloudy day, watching the swarm of bugs above you. Sticky, mellow, warm and curious.

I enjoyed the intimate snapshots into the lives of these characters and the hints of magic in their world. This was my first taste of Banana Yoshimoto and I was pleasantly surprised. Her prose is airy and natural. Such an easy page turner. Will definitely look into reading kitchen.