Tsugumi

Question: if a story is about three young women of college age, is it always a YA novel? This Japanese author is considered a YA author. This is a bit of a strange story. The main character is an only child but she also grew up with her aunt and uncle and two female cousins who are sisters, one a ye Leggi tutto

This novel, more than anything, wrenched my heart. I could feel its every beat as I glided through Banana Yoshimoto’s simple yet soothing prose. The breeze of a warm summer sea penetrated through the pages and I felt its warmth saunter over me like a comforting blanket. Even the cold of my room was Leggi tutto

From the time she was born, Tsugumi was ridiculously frail, and she had a whole slew of physical ailments and defects. Her doctors announced that she would die young and her family began preparing for the worst. Of course everyone around her spoiled her like you wouldn’t believe. I loved "Kitche

En esta pequeña historia, narrada por Maria, nos adentraremos en un pequeño pueblo costero. Allí, una familia vive y trabaja en un hostal. Entre otros personajes, destacan la propia Maria, prima de las hermanas Yoko y Tsugumi, y es esta última. sin ser la narradora, la auténtica protagonista de la n Leggi tutto

❀ blog ❀ thestorygraph ❀ letterboxd ❀ tumblr ❀ ko-fi ❀ 3 ½ stars “This story you’re reading contains my memories of the final visit I made to the seaside town where I passed my childhood—of my last summer at home.” Goodbye Tsugumi is the quintessence of Yoshimoto. Written in her quietly poetic pros Leggi tutto

I really wasn't impressed by this book. The ideas and themes covered sounded very interesting, and while Yoshimoto's descriptions of scenery are well-written, the characters seemed to lack depth, and didn't really encourage a feeling of sympathy. I've given the benefit of the doubt as the process of Leggi tutto

خداحافظ تسوگومی رو دوست داشتم. کتابی که اصلا سیر داستانی پر کششی نداره و حتی میشه گفت داستان خاصی هم نداره. کتاب تشکیل شده از چند فصل که هر کدوم در مورد یه اتفاق صحبت میکنه. داستان از زبان ماریا نقل میشه و بیشتر در مورد خودش و دو دختر خاله ش یوکو و تسوگومی هست. درسته سیر داستانی نداره ولی مدل تعریف Leggi tutto

Yoshimoto's elegiac writing would probably automatically receive the rating for average, regardless of anything else. her prose is so beautiful, transporting readers with its sheer elegance. The tone of this book matches the location, the seaside village where the narrator, Maria Shirakawa, is spend Leggi tutto