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I've been reading a book for a while now, and despite trying multiple times, I just can't seem to finish it. The story is intriguing, but Murakami's stream of consciousness writing style—thoughts within thoughts—makes it difficult to follow. Sometimes, I lose track of the main story, and it becomes hard to stay engaged. As a result, I've lost interest, but I don't want to make a final verduct until I've completed it.

#CoverStories Day 3: #LargeAnimal - hippo it is, then. 💕

I do love this series: lovely, wholesome feel-good stories

Book 16/60 Page 4,444/18,000 #Read2025 @DieAReader
Book 4 in the Before The Coffee Gets Cold series #SeriesLove2025 @TheSpineView

#ReadTheWorld2025

Hi @GatheringBooks here‘s my first update on your challenge. In January and February I read 6 books set in countries and/or written by authors from all over the world. These countries are #Mexico, #Japan, #SouthKorea, #Netherlands, #FrenchPolynesia and #Chile. I hope to read at least six more in March and April!

What I can say is, the way that the author described the setting, the places in Japan was spot-on. I can definitely imagine them vividly. What I didn‘t like was the slow pacing. Ultimately, it was a good read. During a time when the Japanese women were conservative and predictable, this book challenged societal norms.

I thought I‘d read just a few pages of this book (from my niece) tonight before bed and I‘m finding it totally hard to put down!

My OwlCrate edition of Water Moon came today 📚

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4.5⭐️/5⭐️
This book really warmed my heart! 🖤

Brilliant writing. The exploration of so many relationships (women and cooking, women and social norms, friendships, parenthood and raising children) done alongside such a subtle character development. Flows so smooth like ‘butter‘ (im sorry). Amazing at the way the perspective from which the book is written engrosses the reader. Let me know what you thought as I really want to talk to someone about this book!