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This was a 3.5 read for me.
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An inspirational story set in postwar Tokyo during the American Occupation explores the complexities of humanity of ordinary people to respond and restore themselves in the aftermath of tragedy of incidents beyond their control through interlocking storylines. Kutsukake effectively uses the letter writing campaign by Japanese citizens to General MacArthur to showcase the diversity and complexities of each of the characters. Readers will encounter Japanese-C ...more
My thoughts:
An inspirational story set in postwar Tokyo during the American Occupation explores the complexities of humanity of ordinary people to respond and restore themselves in the aftermath of tragedy of incidents beyond their control through interlocking storylines. Kutsukake effectively uses the letter writing campaign by Japanese citizens to General MacArthur to showcase the diversity and complexities of each of the characters. Readers will encounter Japanese-C ...more
You know when you can't separate a book from when you read it? Reading this book -- or, I can see, any book about the mass incarceration of the Japanese American (/Canadian) community -- while that man is president is going to be as much about the time as it is about the book. There is so much in this book that looks and feels like today.
I know Canada is far from guaranteed to save any of us from this presidency, as comforting as it is to imagine otherwise. This book is a good reminder anyway. ...more
I know Canada is far from guaranteed to save any of us from this presidency, as comforting as it is to imagine otherwise. This book is a good reminder anyway. ...more
Jan 18, 2016
Ruth
marked it as to-read
Apr 10, 2016
Suzanne
marked it as to-read
May 03, 2016
Terri
marked it as around-the-world
