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booklover3258
The Village Beyond the Mist | Sachiko Kashiwaba
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Beautiful story and illustrations.

For the rest of my review, visit my Vlog at:

https://youtube.com/shorts/U-Vay9SvNvU?feature=share

Enjoy!

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rabbitprincess
The Lady Killer | Masako Togawa
Bailedbailed

I couldn‘t finish this book. The « hunter‘s log » made my skin crawl. I had an inkling about the ending, so I flipped through the last few chapters to confirm that hunch.

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pdxannie
Kitchen | Banana Yoshimoto
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This book contains 2 stories: Kitchen & Moonlight Shadow. I loved them both. Yoshimoto writes about losing loved ones, that unbearable pain that consumes us, unlike anyone I‘ve ever read before. These stories are beautiful and melancholy and they make my chest tremble as I let it ache for all those I‘ve loved and lost. Contender for best 2025 read.

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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There‘s something rather charming about the idea of the recently deceased stopping in a magical photo studio to help create a photo lantern, made with a photograph from every year of their life. Then there is also the chance to revisit a moment from their past, to take a photo of a moment that they really treasured - they are guided in this by Mr. Hirasaka.

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag I really enjoyed this snippet into each guests life, a retired nursery teacher, a yakuza overseer and an abused child. Humankind‘s capacity for compassion shines brightly in this cozy time travel tale. 1mo
BooksandCoffee4Me Hmmm, looks and sounds incredible. Adding it. 1mo
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xicanti
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And my 34th consecutive Readathon kicks off with this second book about food detectives in Kyoto. I wish I could be happier about it, but my cold is still going strong AND it‘s spread to my eyes, which I didn‘t know could happen. I won‘t inflict the physical details on you, but it‘s basically my personal nightmare and it‘s left me depressed. Gonna try to distract myself with books today. #deweyapril #readathon

thegirlwiththelibrarybag Sounds miserable! Hopefully the food detectives bring you some respite! 1mo
BookmarkTavern Hope you feel better soon! 1mo
xicanti @thegirlwiththelibrarybag thanks! They‘ve helped a bit so far. 1mo
xicanti @BookmarkTavern thank you! 1mo
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Schwifty
Audition | Ryu Murakami
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Mehso-so

I picked up this short novel on a whim. The author‘s descriptions of emotions and interactions are interesting; I think I enjoyed the first part of the plot, but then I think the arc was made too obvious with blatant hints and the ending was just kind of abrupt, mysterious and vaguely unsatisfying. I really don‘t know how to characterize this love story of a desperate widower staging a fake film audition to find a girl who tries to murder him.

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Arvena
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Warm, bitter-sweet, cozy.

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iread2much
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A retired detective and his daughter run a successful food recreation restaurant and the new customers bring forward stories of loss, love, misunderstandings and valuing the gifts you have along with painfully good descriptions of food.
5/5 stars, read for a collection of short stories that will remind you of the power of food to shape one‘s life. I also really enjoy the traditional food ware described, it‘s fun to look each piece up for images.

kspenmoll Stacked! 3mo
MemoirsForMe I keep hearing great things about this book. Also stacked! Cool Lego Dino! 3mo
iread2much @kspenmoll 😃 it‘s a lovely series! 3mo
iread2much @MemoirsForMe thank you! It‘s from a Jurassic Park set 😄 the book is lovely, one of my favorite series. 3mo
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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My return trip to Kyoto and the Kamogawa Diner was a delight! I‘m a vegetarian but all of the dishes are described so mouthwateringly. Cosy in all the right ways! I love how Nagare & Koishi work together as food detectives - they have a beautiful father-daughter dynamic.

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Jen2
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Lovely

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