All the Lovers in the Night
Ratings39
Average rating3.6
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Ratings39
Average rating3.6
Selected as one of The Oprah Daily's Best Books of 2022 The acclaimed and bestselling author of Breasts and Eggs and Heaven returns with a blistering, shocking and poetic story set in contemporary Tokyo. Shy, lonely and introverted Fuyuko lives alone and fills her days with her job as a freelance proofreader. About to turn thirty-five, she cannot imagine ever having any emotional or successful relationship in her life as it currently stands. She is regularly haunted by encounters of the past. But Fuyuko loves the light and goes out on the night of her birthday, Christmas Eve, to count the lights. Her only friend, Hijiri, offers some light in her life, but it is a chance encounter with another man, Mr. Mitsutsuka, a physics teacher, who offers her access from another dimension to light. Pulsing, poetic, modern and shocking, All The Lovers in The Night is the third novel from internationally bestselling author Mieko Kawakami. Translated from the Japanese by Sam Bett and David Boyd.
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Idk what to say about this book. I guess I loved the atmosphere and I also liked learning about Fuyuko's point of view.
Honestly, this is my least favorite from Kawakami. It should've been more straightforward and don't make me talk about that plot twist. Despite all that, I loved the sensations and the main relationship.
“so the mistakes aren't there until you find them”
really enjoyed this book and the discussions about light
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