Kitchen

a big dissapointment

Ada dua kisah yang diceritakan dalam novel ini. Kitchen bercerita tentang Mikage Sakurai yang sangat mencintai ruang dapur dan kesepian setelah kematian semua keluarganya. Setelah tinggal bersama Yuichi dan Eriko Tanabe Mikage merasa menemukan keluarga barunya. Sampai ketika Eriko -wanita transeksual- tewas, berdua bersama Yuichi, Mikage merasakan rasa saling kehilangan satu sama lain....more

Ada dua kisah yang diceritakan dalam novel ini. Kitchen bercerita tentang Mikage Sakurai yang sangat mencintai ruang dapur dan kesepian setelah kematian semua keluarganya. Setelah tinggal bersama Yuichi dan Eriko Tanabe Mikage merasa menemukan keluarga barunya. Sampai ketika Eriko -wanita transeksual- tewas, berdua bersama Yuichi, Mikage merasakan rasa saling kehilangan satu sama lain. Kematian Eriko kemudian membuat mereka saling menjauh. Kisah satunya adalah Moonlight Shadow dengan cerita tentang rasa kehilangan yang hampir sama. Yoshimoto mengisahkan rasa kehilangan itu dengan manis.   hide

las hana í einum rykk - einlæg og hlý

I believe that the most amazing thing about this book is the simple, subtle and still melancholic way of dealing with the topic of 'death'. Banana Yoshimoto is definitely a master of simplicity in language expression, and this simplicity, that lives in all her work, is what drives you into the 'simple' world in which the characters interact, and in which we all live. It simply...more

I believe that the most amazing thing about this book is the simple, subtle and still melancholic way of dealing with the topic of 'death'. Banana Yoshimoto is definitely a master of simplicity in language expression, and this simplicity, that lives in all her work, is what drives you into the 'simple' world in which the characters interact, and in which we all live. It simply keeps you in that world, and at times it feels more like a story told by one of your friends on a rainy day. The characters and the plot in both stories ("Kitchen" and "Moonlight shadow") are very similar, and the melancholy yet will to live on the main characters are really fussed together. My favorite one was "Moonlight Shadow" thanks to Urara and Shu, and "Kitchen" is so memorable on many aspects. Two simply told stories, deeper than you may think.   hide