Book: The Samurai’s Garden
Author: Gail Tsukiyama
Personal Rating: 4/5
This is the 2nd time I read The Samurai’s Garden. I read this book way back in February 2017.
…I’m a sucker for historical fiction and The Samurai’s Garden has a different take on what happen during the 1930s when the Japanese invaded China, especially the Nanking Massacre. The story takes place far away from war yet the consequences of war are still apparent.
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Book: Sweet Bean Paste
Author: Durian Sukegawa
Personal Rating: 4/5
A heartwarming story of an old lady, a young man, and a middle school girl who found an unfamiliar friendship at a struggling dorayaki (a type of pancake filled with sweet bean paste) store.
…“THAT’S WHY I MADE CONFECTIONERY. I MADE SWEET THINGS FOR ALL THOSE WHO LIVED WITH THE SADNESS OF LOSS. AND THAT’S HOW I WAS ABLE TO LIVE OUT MY LIFE.” –
Book: Before Your Memory Fades
Author: Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Personal Rating: 4/5
This is the third book of the “Before the Coffee Gets Cold” series by the same author.
…The setting is not Cafe Funiculi Funicola, but rather Cafe Donna Donna. It has the same magic as the latter and is owned by the same family but managed by the matriarch Yukari Tokita. Since Yukari is away in Amerika, he’s son Nagare Tokita owner of Funiculi
Author: Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Ratings: 9/10
The books are a compilation of heartwarming stories. These are tales from the customers of Cafe Funiculi Funicula, a 100-year-old café that would let its customers travel to the past, or is it just to the past? The gist, they should come back before their coffee gets cold.
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