A review by alidottie
The Street of a Thousand Blossoms by Gail Tsukiyama

3.0

There were many things I loved about this book because I have a special interest in Japan right now. I loved how she threw in Japanese words on a regular basis and how I learned more about life in Japan before during and after WWII. Unfortunately, the book left me too sad. I didn't care for the ending. I actually fell asleep right after I read the last page and had a dream that all these bad things were happening to a family I know and even in the dream I was saying, "why does everything keep happening to them?" Sure I have read other books with more sad/tragic happenings, but that doesn't appeal to me. I would rather see the triumph play out!