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crows_in_a_trenchcoat's review
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jakeyjake's review
4.0
I was skeptical of reading Japanese folk stories through the lens of a Greek/British/American turned Japanese citizen, but this was better than expected. I now kind of get why Hearn is getting some recent attention. Lafcadio Hearn is a deeply weird figure, well-known for his work at the turn of the 20th century, though he has mostly been left out when we talk about his contemporaries Twain and Robert Louis Stevenson.
I was really taken by his way of storytelling and many of these odd tales have played in my mind over and over the last few weeks.
I was really taken by his way of storytelling and many of these odd tales have played in my mind over and over the last few weeks.
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