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[DeepL Translation - needs review] Chizuru, a 23-year-old woman who is having trouble at her job and in her relationships, and who feels like she is suffocating every day, intends to quit her job and die. She arrives at a guest house deep in the mountains and takes sleeping pills, but she is unable to die. After giving up on suicide, she is healed by the general kindness of Mr. Tamura at the guest house. Her days are filled with contentment, surrounded by the generous villagers and the great...
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Page Count:
183
ISBN:
4101297711
ISBN13:
9784101297712
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(3.29/5)14 ratings3 reviews
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norinorisays
March 27, 2024
Good but not my favorite
At first glance, you could think it will be about a heavy subject, but as soon as the first chapter (or so?) is done, it is actually pretty light. It's not bad, it's actually really light, easy to read, you learn some Kansai ben which is super fun ! I read it within 3 days even though I'm a slow reader. It's really short, which can be good and bad. Because of the length, I felt like I still didn't learn much about the characters, we just don't know them, and to be honest, at the end you underst
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Genres
Slice Of Life
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Content Tags
Iyashikei
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Iyashikei novel
This story deals with a woman who is suffering from burnout and travels to - what she believes to be - a desolate place to end her life. Personally, I thought it was a very good depiction of that and also of how people around you might react.
The book is all vibes and not really a lot of story, but I really liked the descriptions of 田舎 life and the people she interacts with.
I wanted a bit more from the ending, but the ending makes sense for this book.
The locals use some sort of dialect (