Cute and cozy but wish there was a little more underlying story between the short stories
Cute and cozy but wish there was a little more underlying story between the short stories
Dewey‘s 24-Hour Readathon is about to begin! It‘s my 32nd consecutive ‘thon (which: whoa) and I‘m all set to kick it off with another chapter from THE KAMOGAWA FOOD DETECTIVES. It‘s lovely so far; a little bit like MIDNIGHT DINER in how it uses particular dishes to unravel the mysteries behind people‘s lives, but without the show‘s underlying grit. #deweysapril2024
This is a sweet little book… not quite a novel, maybe more connected vignettes? Surrounding a father-daughter team who run a restaurant that specializes in recreating a meal the customer is trying to remember from their past. Very cozy.
Food and memory are uniquely entwined. This is a sweet story of a father-daughter owned restaurant / food detective agency.
February #wrapup
Favorite book of the month is tagged but Stories on Rye is a favorite too. Still struggling a bit with a slump, it‘s been hard for me to focus on anything other than a graphic novel or a very short book. Hope this feeling ends soon, my books are pulling up.
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This was an absolute pleasure to read. The relationship between Koishi & her father Nagare was such fun to read.
I loved that these stories show how entwined food & memory & family are all together for all these clients looking to recapture joy or comfort. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Fascinating book with many applications. Criminology, obviously, but I‘m also thinking in terms of ‘anomalies‘: encounters with ‘ghosts‘, UFOs and the like. If testimonies are all you have, testimonies are what analysis should seem to explain: stories rooted in memory. Loftus shows how unreliable memory can be, but is in no way dismissive. I like this approach way better than the discarding of recollection because it doesn‘t supply ‘hard data.‘
Two very different but utterly compelling reads. #memoir #investigation #nonfiction #audio Finished today.
Fascinating look into the biggest library fire in the United States — complete with a cast of unusual characters, a criminal investigation and the interesting history of the Los Angeles library system. Orlean is a brilliant journalist (reminds me of Joan Didion) and this is a great read for book lovers. #nonfiction #historical #investigation