The Premonition
Ratings10
Average rating3
Yoshimoto's light touch style feels too convenient at times. There are squeaky clean memories and characters that fail to provide richness depth or complexity alongside some morally ambiguous themes the book deals with. It was an underchallenging read as a result.
the writing was gorgeous and it's a book i'd love to revisit.
see i understand the not so incest. (it's still weird but they're not related so whatever) but the adult/minor relationship 🤢.
Rating: 3.58 leaves out of 5-Characters: 2.75/5-Cover: 2/5-Story: 2.75/5-Writing: 4/5Genre: Contemporary, JapLit-Contemporary: 5/5-JapLit: 5/5Type: AudiobookWorth?: Eh, it was so/soHated Disliked Meh It Was Okay Liked LoveWant to thank Netgalley and publishers for giving me the chance to read this book.This was a very strange read, though I am not surprise coming from Japan. Uhm... there were some moments when my jaw dropped, I wasn't expecting that. Besides that it was an odd story with how for a good chunk it was like a boring car ride but then there were times when it was pretty darn good.Japan does a lot of TABOO things and this had a pretty fucked up one, rhymes with broom, and another that wasn't so bad. I think society forgets how to think for its damn self so in the midst of it all THEY look like a damn fools. Once you read, you'd see.
3.5
There's something about Yoshimoto's writing that I seem to enjoy, fluid and flow-y language that just eases itself in my mind, no effort required.
the writing was gorgeous and it's a book i'd love to revisit.
see i understand the not so incest. (it's still weird but they're not related so whatever) but the adult/minor relationship 🤢.