false <![CDATA[Kitchen]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170367440m/50144.jpg 50144 26 With the publication of "Kitchen",the dazzling English-language debut that is still her best-loved book, the literary world realized that Yoshimoto was a young writer of enduring talent whose work has quickly earned a place among the best of contemporary Japanese literature. "Kitchen" is an enchantingly original book that juxtaposes two tales about mothers, love, tragedy, and the power of the kitchen and home in the lives of a pair of free-spirited young women in contemporary Japan. Mikage, the heroine, is an orphan raised by her grandmother, who has passed away. Grieving, Mikage is taken in by her friend Yoichi and his mother (who is really his cross-dressing father) Eriko. As the three of them form an improvised family that soon weathers its own tragic losses, Yoshimoto spins a lovely, evocative tale with the kitchen and the comforts of home at its heart.In a whimsical style that recalls the early Marguerite Duras, "Kitchen" and its companion story, "Moonlight Shadow," are elegant tales whose seeming simplicity is the ruse of a very special writer whose voice echoes in the mind and the soul. 1543818 book 1988 Kitchen total:3496|5:927|4:1344|3:950|2:228|1:47| 3496 13364 4405 396 5 10 false false Mon Jul 09 15:15:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 09 15:21:18 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 5 false false Sat Apr 07 08:35:08 -0700 2007 Sat Apr 07 08:57:05 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 2 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Apr 03 13:14:37 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 03 13:28:31 -0700 2008
The first character, Mikage is a young adult living in contemporary Japan, whose gr...more...]]> 4 2 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 20 10:21:13 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 20 10:46:01 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Tue Jul 03 05:53:33 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 10 11:09:52 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 1 false false Sat Feb 16 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 27 14:42:29 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 27 14:43:13 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Feb 17 20:35:49 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 20:36:07 -0800 2009
The two stories, while separate...more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Jun 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 19:44:41 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 19:59:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 18:37:04 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 16:06:00 -0800 2008 N.P., but still not very good. (Why did I read it at all, you legitimately inquire? Because I bought both it and N.P. at the same time, for 25¢ each, and I felt obligated. Yes, even at 25¢. At least it was short.) As in N.P., Yoshimoto writes conversations between cha...more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Jun 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 00:23:04 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 03:33:43 -0700 2009 1
"Begitulah. Habis dia cantik sekali," kataku jujur.

"Ya, ya," sambil tertawa, Yuichi berjalan ke arahku lalu duduk di lantai di depanku. "Dia menjalani operasi plastik."

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Kitchen was an OK novel about love, loss, and trying to ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 12:34:33 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 14:00:44 -0700 2009
Further complicating matters is the fact that ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 21:25:04 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 21:20:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 19:53:32 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 19:53:32 -0700 2009 Kitchen isn't really a novel, but a novella ("Kitchen") and a short story ("Moonlight Shadow"). Though I wasn't really prepared for this format at the outset, by the end it really makes quite perfect sense. Neither story is longer than it needs to be, and both dovetail quite nice...more...]]> 5 1 true false Fri Jul 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 21:27:39 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 23:03:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun May 17 16:08:58 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 16:28:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Nov 15 12:17:43 -0800 2007 Fri Aug 29 01:36:43 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Fri Jul 10 21:27:55 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 21:34:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jan 14 20:00:34 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 20:04:04 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=50144