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A review by santreads
Tokyo Ueno Station by Yu Miri
emotional
informative
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
This was definitely a really interesting short read. A man (a ghost?!) is telling you about his life while also taking you through the things he sees at Tokyo Ueno Station. Homelessless and living on the margins of society are large topics but discussed in a sort of easy breezy way without feeling too preachy if you get what I mean.
Personally, I loved the way the topic of grief was discussed.
There were parts of the book where I was definitely confused - talking about the shogunate etc were things I was not aware of and hence didn't connect to that material. But it definitely did make me more interested to google and find out more.
That's all for my weird rambly review. Got a headache. Pardon me. :P
Personally, I loved the way the topic of grief was discussed.
There were parts of the book where I was definitely confused - talking about the shogunate etc were things I was not aware of and hence didn't connect to that material. But it definitely did make me more interested to google and find out more.
That's all for my weird rambly review. Got a headache. Pardon me. :P