January 6, 2022

A 女中, live-in maid, recounting her life during the war. The real trick here is how the story is completely isolated to within the four walls of this "small house", and often only really tells of the war by means of a present-time relative of the protagonist accusing her of romanticizing the time. The relationships of the people within that small house very subtly progress, and i absolutely want to avoid spoiling anything about this, but the last chapter of this book is just amazing and really elevates the whole story.

Language wise i noticed that this is very stingy with the furigana, even for historical names or events, so you may need to guess some readings a bit more, but it's not too bad either. Definitely one of my favorite war-time stories.

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harder than献灯使L39
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easier thanJR上野駅公園口L45
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similar in difficulty toこれはペンですL42
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easier than黒い雨L48
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harder thanGOL36
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harder than夏物語L39
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harder than阪急電車L35
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similar in difficulty to痴人の愛L41
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easier than潮騒L44
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harder than乳と卵L37
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similar in difficulty to草の花L42
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similar in difficulty toこころL39
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easier than人間失格L40
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harder than点と線L34