夜市

夜市 more so refers to one of two novellas contained within the book, each being distinct but having some shared themes. In fact, you could take it a step further and say that is has four stories, each one having a sort of nested story. Given the variety, you'll find that some stories are more interesting that others depending on your disposition.

Regarding language learning, I found the book to be fairly readable, though there are a fair amount of more unique words used when describing the more

An interesting dive into two different mystery worlds

夜市 isn't a book for a complete beginner, it was my sixth and I still had many words that I needed to look up. On top of that, it's a mystery book that dives into 2 different but somewhat similar parallel worlds - like Chihiro in Spirited Away.

Both stories are melancholic, slightly dark and both touch some topics, that are a bit more mature, like murder.

My biggest problem with reading it was that, unfortunately, I still have trouble understanding somewhat abstract sentenc

Two novellas in one

This book contains two novellas, each unrelated to the other. The first, the titular 夜市, follows two young people as they visit a mysterious night market. The other, 風の古道, follows a young man after he slips into a sort of 'in-between' place while exploring and tries to make it back home. Both stories have a rather melancholy air, and the author does a great job painting a scene in your mind as you read about these admittedly scary places. Each story leaves you with plenty to think about, especia