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272 reviews
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Gun violence, Police brutality, Death of parent
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Grief
Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, Violence, Injury/Injury detail
Did not finish book. Stopped at 63%.
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Mental illness
Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.25
Graphic: Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence
3.75
The book centers on the Kamogawa Diner, housed in a nondescript building along the backstreets of Kyoto. Run by Nagare Kamogawa and his daughter, Koishi, the diner provides delectable meals, along with a unique service for their customers… The two are culinary detectives, recreating special dishes from a person’s memory through painstakingly detailed investigations.
Each chapter is its own vignette, detailing a meal that the father-daughter duo recreate for an inquiring customer of the Kamogawa Diner—from beef stew to tonkatsu to Napolitan spaghetti. Fair warning: do not read these on an empty stomach. The descriptions of the meals are mouth-watering and lush, often weaving a story of nostalgia into the ingredients and the way the dishes are prepared, pulling the reader even further into the story until their stomach rumbles with each turn of the page. Underneath the nostalgia and aromatic cuisine, the customers of the Kamogawa Diner find something remarkable: comfort, wisdom, or closure.
Perfect for fans of cozy literary fiction and magnificent food writing, this book is—at its heart—a love letter to the relationship between food, memory, and the power of human connection.
Moderate: Grief, Death of parent
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Grief, Murder, War
Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury