by Banana Yoshimoto
I loved this book so much. I guess the timing was perfect when I picked this up. ‘The Lake’ is about Chihiro and Nakajima and their grieve which bring them together may be for the lifetime to stay put with each other. This book was slow but I loved the pace as it gave me more time to enjoy Yoshimot...
I liked it! Even though not a lot happened, not a wide range of emotions, no action scenes, no cliff-hangers. It was just kinda like taking a walk by the water with a friend and letting the silence speak. People make tea and drink it. Someone cries sometimes but from a wound that is old and half-for...
I didn't love this book as much as I wanted to. For one thing, I read "1Q84" earlier this year and am also now reading "Kafka on the Shore" and there were plot elements shared between the three books that actually had me confused about what I was reading. Young, isolated characters with backgrounds ...
Warning: Do not read the Goodreads description. Too much info big-time! I will not indulge in any spoilers.There's something about Banana Yoshimoto. Her prose is as light as a feather yet the emotions behind them are deep and profound. The casualness of her writing can be deceiving. That, her simpli...
Originally published at my blog Chasing Empty PavementsI finished the book The Lake by Banana Yoshimoto and wow is all I can say. This book was crazy different than what I've read in a long time. The Good: There is no plot or action in this book really, but strangely it works for this book. The boo...
Goodreads Summary:A major literary sensation is back with a quietly stunning tour de force about a young woman who falls for a cult escapee. While The Lake shows off many of the features that have made Banana Yoshimoto famous—a cast of vivid and quirky characters, simple yet nuanced prose, a tight p...
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