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cinnamiruku 's review for:
Sweet Bean Paste
by Durian Sukegawa
This book had the right pace, the right character development and it was so easy to read (in terms of the writing) which kept me captivated to continue flipping through the pages.
A really short yet moving story which provides us the perspective of freedom through the storytelling of a disease called Leprosy. We often take freedom from granted despite it being a “basic human right” and Sweet Bean Paste teaches you to be attentive to what you are doing and the nature around you. I felt really inspired to see the world after reading the story of Tokue, a grandmother who had struggled with Leprosy in her early years and was kept in a sanatorium for most of her life.
It also taught me to not be too caught on our daily hustles to pay our dues but to take breaks at times because as humans, we may have this concept of “being useful to our economy through labour contribution”. Tokue has taught me to enjoy the process and take breaks to take in what is around me and Listen.
A really short yet moving story which provides us the perspective of freedom through the storytelling of a disease called Leprosy. We often take freedom from granted despite it being a “basic human right” and Sweet Bean Paste teaches you to be attentive to what you are doing and the nature around you. I felt really inspired to see the world after reading the story of Tokue, a grandmother who had struggled with Leprosy in her early years and was kept in a sanatorium for most of her life.
It also taught me to not be too caught on our daily hustles to pay our dues but to take breaks at times because as humans, we may have this concept of “being useful to our economy through labour contribution”. Tokue has taught me to enjoy the process and take breaks to take in what is around me and Listen.