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A review by gregorylewis13
Hardboiled & Hard Luck by Banana Yoshimoto
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Fantastic book about grief.
The first story is about a women who remembers her past lover and is pulled into a thick night where she's visited by ghosts and dreams that culminate in a new dawn breaking where things have changed and yet nothing has changed.
The second story is a love story and one best depictions of grief I've read. The love story is slow and wonderful and the loss of a sister is profound. It hits home the feelings of odd joy during grief when you are with a mutual someone your close to, and the feeling of crying when you don't know why.
Fantastic stories.
The first story is about a women who remembers her past lover and is pulled into a thick night where she's visited by ghosts and dreams that culminate in a new dawn breaking where things have changed and yet nothing has changed.
The second story is a love story and one best depictions of grief I've read. The love story is slow and wonderful and the loss of a sister is profound. It hits home the feelings of odd joy during grief when you are with a mutual someone your close to, and the feeling of crying when you don't know why.
Fantastic stories.