May 20, 2023
NihongoLearner19 graded
NihongoLearner19 graded
NihongoLearner19 graded
NihongoLearner19 graded
NihongoLearner19 graded
NihongoLearner19 graded
NihongoLearner19 graded
NihongoLearner19 graded
NihongoLearner19 graded
NihongoLearner19 graded
NihongoLearner19 graded
NihongoLearner19 graded
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Poignant and Easy to Read
I really enjoyed this book! While I didn't love the first story, the following three were really poignant and well-written. I appreciated that they followed the characters introduced in the first story, which gave the short stories a nice feeling of connectivity.
The writing could be a bit repetitive at times, but I cried while reading (once in public!) and it definitely packed an emotional punch. My favorites were the second and fourth stories. I really liked Koutake and Fusagi as well as Kei, Nagase, and Kazu.
Japanese-wise, this was very easy to read (I probably looked up a word every 6 pages or so).
Recommended!