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Kitchen
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March 1, 2025
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May 1, 2025
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1st read: July 2021
2nd read: March 2025

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Ami 乁⁠ ⁠˘⁠ ⁠o⁠ ⁠˘⁠ ⁠ㄏ (written by Jane Austen)
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ (3 stars)

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
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Shira Harvey Min
Mar 16, 2022 rated it liked it
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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
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Léa
Mar 14, 2022 rated it it was amazing
Une de mes meilleures lectures de toute ma vie. J’ai beaucoup pleuré. J’ai eu aussi beaucoup de difficultés à le terminer tellement le raisonnement qu’il a eu pour moi .. incroyable
sonalli
Jun 22, 2023 rated it really liked it
I don’t know what to say except that please read it
Miriam Cano
Dec 20, 2021 rated it it was amazing
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
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olviia
Feb 22, 2023 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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‘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
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Livia
Feb 07, 2023 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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I loved loved this book especially the first story. Wow. I don’t feel like it was a 5 star read tho but close. And I don’t really know how I feel about the second story? My theory though is that ‘when the coffee gets cold’ is inspired by the second story but it’s just a thought
Meghan
Idk I guess it was good. Really pretty writing. Definitely see where its problematic when she talks about trans people. Got kind of confused at the end but I can still appreciate the writing. Also thought there would be more about kitchens....
parker
Aug 18, 2021 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Danielle
Aug 04, 2021 marked it as 2022-wishlist
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Aug 15, 2021 marked it as to-read
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eL
Mar 05, 2022 rated it it was amazing
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Aug 23, 2021 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Sep 04, 2023 rated it really liked it
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Dec 19, 2022 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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