by Banana Yoshimoto
Hardboiled and Hard Luck includes two novellas, that read more like introspective melancholic vignettes rather than typical short stories where externality matters; it doesn’t. Banana Yoshimoto has THE most gorgeous pen name ever and creates an interesting atmosphere, charged with warmth, sadness, d...
Sad yet touching. I love reading Ms. Yoshimoto's work. It always feels like I'm home. Not a big fan of the translator.
For me, this book is very much similar to "Kitchen"--two separate novellas which are somehow related. They are both lightly written yet hit the reader strong. I love Yoshimoto's clear prose that show us characters who keep their emotions in check, and yet manage to transcend and redeem themselves, a...
Hardboiled 5*"just what i need right now" was the thought that crossed my mind when I picked up that little book. And I was right about that. The story eased my mind. I found it easy to relate to the story either because I like to be in the nature or because I like japanese ghost stories. I really e...
Ms. Lizzie D’souza used to make the most decadent marzipan Easter eggs a palate has ever savored. Nestled oh so cozily among the delicate weaves of satin cradles, unwearyingly waiting for enthusiastic strangers through the glass casement, somehow brought ephemeral magic to the quaint bakery down the...
Is it just me, or is Banana Yoshimoto the cutest name you can imagine? Confession: While I profess to love all things Japanese, I have a very limited knowledge of Japanese books. The most I've read by Japanese authors is by Haruki Murakami and Yasunari Kawabata, as well as several anthologies of hai...
Sad and gloomy just like any other Yoshimoto's books, these two novellas can be finished very quickly. I really enjoyed the first story, Hardboiled, but the second one, Hard Luck, falls a bit short for me. I think the story doesn't flow too well, the same formula is repeated in the endings of each c...
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