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(3.80/5)January 24, 2022
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I really thought I would enjoy this book. I love reading about new places and I'd never heard of Hachijojima before, so the opportunity to learn more was a plus. My life/work/health situation was a bit similar to the MC Kawase-san's when she was in Tokyo, so I thought I'd be able to identify with her pretty well. Plus, there's a cute and mysterious black cat... can't go wrong there. But I was really disappointed by the story, or lack of one, until the end of the book.
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Fantastic Simple Slice of Life Great for Inexperienced Readers
This was a fantastic little story about a woman who goes to 八丈島, a tiny island in the middle of the ocean that's technically part of Toyko. I had no idea about this island but the sense of place was so nicely done that this story made me was to go visit it someday!
The story itself isn't anything spectacular, but I think the author did a fantastic job revealing the scenes and events at a comfortable pace. Too often Japanese novels will dump you with information, interrupting the flow of the sto