A review by tori_renee_reads
Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book handles death and grief in such a way that never quite feels sad and yet still captures the movement of time towards processing that grief. The prose is beautiful as well.