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The Perfect World of Miwako Sumida
by Clarissa Goenawan
This was a uniquely quiet book which packed quite the emotional punch. I find Japanese fiction tends to be quite ‘muted’ and by that I mean from the books I have read at least, they’re not action-packed or showy but subtle in their simplicity. That’s not to say they are slow or boring but there is a powerful emotionally charged undercurrent throughout this which made it very hard to put down.
Miwako Sumida is a puzzling girl to many but at her heart there is grief, betrayal and loss, and these things surely play a large part in her life…and death. The book is told from three different perspectives - Ryusei - the boy who loved her, Chie - her high school best friend, and Fumi - Ryusei’s older sister and through them we begin to piece together who Miwako was and what secrets she kept.
There were a few trigger warnings in this book, the prominent ones being suicide and sexual abuse so please do heed these before picking this book up.
Overall a quiet yet powerful read.
Miwako Sumida is a puzzling girl to many but at her heart there is grief, betrayal and loss, and these things surely play a large part in her life…and death. The book is told from three different perspectives - Ryusei - the boy who loved her, Chie - her high school best friend, and Fumi - Ryusei’s older sister and through them we begin to piece together who Miwako was and what secrets she kept.
There were a few trigger warnings in this book, the prominent ones being suicide and sexual abuse so please do heed these before picking this book up.
Overall a quiet yet powerful read.