A review by americattt
The Lake by Banana Yoshimoto

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

“It weighed on me and it was sometimes a pain in the ass, but the payoff could be big, too. So big it felt like gazing up into the sky. Or like looking out an airplane window at the ocean, with clouds shining above it. 
It was so gorgeous it almost felt like sadness.
Like the feeling you get when you realize that, in the grand scheme of things, your time here on this earth really isn’t all that long after all.” 
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