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Apr 09, 2023
Ami 乁 ˘ o ˘ ㄏ (written by Jane Austen)
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I've finally read my first Banana Yoshimoto book! And how did it go? Well...
I had very high expectations of this book since I've been hearing about this author and this particular book of hers since forever but having read it now, I can't really see what the hype is all about. It's a good story, no doubt about that, but it's not as special as people make it to be.
Honestly, while reading this, I felt the same way as I did for The Little Prince, that is, the hype is way too m ...more
I've finally read my first Banana Yoshimoto book! And how did it go? Well...
I had very high expectations of this book since I've been hearing about this author and this particular book of hers since forever but having read it now, I can't really see what the hype is all about. It's a good story, no doubt about that, but it's not as special as people make it to be.
Honestly, while reading this, I felt the same way as I did for The Little Prince, that is, the hype is way too m ...more

Leí este libro por el challenge Nam Reads 2022. Lo terminé un poco atrasado pero lo importante es que disfruté cada palabra.
Es muy interesante y profundo aunque al principio no lo parezca. Me hizo pensar mucho en las situaciones que son terribles y que podemos dejarlas atras con esfuerzo. Este libro - el primero de la autora - relata como la perdida de seres queridos es el comienzo de un camino lleno de sufrimiento y como las personas se llenan con otras cosas para lidiar con el sufrimiento.
Como ...more
Es muy interesante y profundo aunque al principio no lo parezca. Me hizo pensar mucho en las situaciones que son terribles y que podemos dejarlas atras con esfuerzo. Este libro - el primero de la autora - relata como la perdida de seres queridos es el comienzo de un camino lleno de sufrimiento y como las personas se llenan con otras cosas para lidiar con el sufrimiento.
Como ...more

La protagonista vive el perder a un ser querido como el perder parte de la vida, buscando el calor en su hogar y en único lugar que lo encuentra es en la cocina de su hogar. Refleja los dolores que trae consigo la vida y como aunque podríamos sentirnos sin rumbo o sin pertenecer a algún lugar siempre encontramos a que aferrarnos a seguir viviendo.
"Una persona tienen que estar completamente desesperada una vez en la vida y, entonces, sabe a qué cosas de sí misma no puede renunciar. Si no, llegará ...more
"Una persona tienen que estar completamente desesperada una vez en la vida y, entonces, sabe a qué cosas de sí misma no puede renunciar. Si no, llegará ...more

‘The place I like best in this world is the kitchen. No matter where it is, no matter what kind.’
can cooking help us cope with loss?
this book describes grief in a beautiful and unique style; connoting a yearning feeling in the reader’s heart as cooking food with perfection as the goal provides escapism with an amazing found family element when the two characters bond together over their shared, yet separate grief.
i can’t even begin to imagine how beautifully sentimental this book is in the orig ...more
can cooking help us cope with loss?
this book describes grief in a beautiful and unique style; connoting a yearning feeling in the reader’s heart as cooking food with perfection as the goal provides escapism with an amazing found family element when the two characters bond together over their shared, yet separate grief.
i can’t even begin to imagine how beautifully sentimental this book is in the orig ...more

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