Kitchen in Around the Year in 52 Books

May 23, 2012 Serena.. Sery-ously? rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: 2015, 3-gioco-a-squadre-2015

Mah, forse sono io che non capisco.
L'assurdità è di casa.. ...more

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Jun 03, 2025 Jen K rated it liked it · review of another edition

Two longer short stories make up this collection. The characters are somewhat quirky and dealing with grief at a relatively young age. In Kitchen, a young man opens his home and family after the death of her grandmother and only family. The space and kitchen help her process the loss and start something new as they continue to support each other. In Moonlight, friends also work to find a way to say good-bye to their loved ones especially those that depart too soon.

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Jan 04, 2017 Cheri rated it really liked it

Shelves: fiction, short-stories, asia, translated, short, magical-realism, grief

Sparkled is the word that keeps coming to mind when I think about this novella. It's a story of grief, and loneliness, and depression, yet there's always a vibrant undercurrent of life. I loved the central relationships in the story and also the way Mikage is able to see the world. The short "Moonlight Shadow" that is a second story in the book is similar to "Kitchen," but I found it less satisfying. ...more

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Mar 01, 2020 Marie (UK) rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: 2020-reading-challenge

In the preface to this book the author says she wrote this whilst working and had to keep writing until she had got what was inside her out. All very noble but the trouble is I have no idea what was inside her, how this book describes it or even if it is now fully out. I see nothing Funny or original about it. Yet another book praised because it is praised it seems

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Jun 24, 2025 Duygu rated it it was ok

Shelves: aty-2025, japan

Started off strong but then fell flat less than halfway through. Felt a bit angsty and emo. Also, the third part was a completely different stand-alone story with some supernatural elements that felt lacking.

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