Banana

A little slice of life story about 3 sisters coming back together to support each other in times of needs. It felt like watching a movie where the plot itself doesn't matter and is all about how the characters go through life. Outside of the great cast of characters, you also get the exploration on what it means to be a half japanese person leaving in japan, and their treatment of people who stand out in such a homogenous society.

The world building and the characters were great, the plot a bit cliche but it served its purposed. Unfortunately is the beginning of a long wait for the second book.

The world building and the characters were great, the plot a bit cliche but it served its purposed. Unfortunately is the beginning of a long wait for the second book.

Strong start, intriguing premise, interesting take on immortality

Epilogue of the book ruins any emotional gravitas of the ending

Red Rising in Ancient Rome with a Magical Ponzi Scheme. Fun read

yet another thrilling chapter in the detective galileo series.

Another super old Japanese crime fiction, it has a lot of the staple/cliches of Japanese crime fiction, but was this the pioneer of them all?

As a story it was quite enjoyable and the ending was pretty fun to read, the prose felt a bit sterile and to the point to me.

One issue I had was that given that this is a period piece, some parts was a bit confusing as I lacked some of the knowledge of like old japanese building structures and building parts to really paint the full picture of what was being described.