A review by emilia_reads
Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Kitchen (5 star): beautiful quotes, made me cry, such a beautiful message about the nature of grief, relationships, and the balance of choice and uncertainty 
Moonlight Shadow (4 star): not as well written or maybe just not as well translated, language felt a little more clunky, still had great descriptions of the environment and the message was more positive with its focus on saying a proper goodbye