pickI truly enjoyed this book except for the last paragraph which didn't seem to fit with the conclusion. I'd rate it a 4.95 if I could. A beautiful story about memory loss, friendship, love, mathematical formulas, and Japan.
pickEtta and Otto and Russell and James, by Emma Hooper (2015 🇨🇦)
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Premise: An 82-year-old Saskatchewan woman living with dementia embarks on a long-desired trip to see the ocean, leaving her ailing husband alone with his memories.
Review: This novel felt to me like it wasn‘t sure whether it wanted to be a modern fairy tale or something more down to earth. Its themes of dreams deferred and duty, and depiction of prairie are great.⬇️
pickThe author tells his journey of being a reporter and becoming the champion of the US memory competition, through a fluke of chance encounters during research for an article. He tells about the techniques he learned from European competitors and how after one year of training, beat the past US champions and other favorites.
pickJust read this novella.
The lights hurt my eyes and Mommy is crying and not looking at me. I am on her hip, with Woof-Woof between us.
I am wearing my monkey pajamas.
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so-soOgawa writes beautifully and sometimes even dream-like. But I do prefer her newer books to her older ones. I knew that this one wasn't going to my favorite. As a person with dyscalculia I just let the characters go on about maths and how to solve this and that. I would have loved to learn more about the professor's condition and how he deals with it.
pickA light Pick. The chapters are short and follow the same format, so this is a good book to pick up and put down. If you are looking for fast-paced plot, look elsewhere. I liked this for what it was and what I am able to read at the moment. The food descriptions were great too. Not going to actively seek out the other books, but they are good to have in mind if I need them.
Kazuo Ishiguro's bestselling novel, "THE BURIED GIANT," is officially getting a movie adaptation at Netflix!
Guillermo Del Toro will direct and produce the animated movie based on Kazuo Ishiguro's novel, and he will also co-write the script with Dennis Kelly.
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Image Credits:
Guillermo Del Toro by Kacy Bao
Kazuo Ishiguro by Jeff Cottenden
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pickA comfort read, for sure. Each chapter works as its own story, so it was easy to pick up, read a story, and come back later when I wanted to spend more time with Nagare, Koishi, and the various customers of the diner/detective agency (and Drowsy the cat!). It really hit on how food is tied to our memories and how comforting that nostalgia is, even if the memories themselves are often complicated/not completely happy.
Having a little bite to eat outside before work
