![]() I would stretch the 280-something pages into many nights and spend my mornings looking forward to picking up the book again. And this year, it was The Perfect world of Miwako Sumida for me. It isn’t often that you read a book and do not want it to end. ![]() I was reminded of Janice Pariat’s Nine Chambered Heart which constructs a character through the eyes of those she interacts with, ultimately making us question ‘how well do we know a person?’ ![]() The titular character does not get a POV in the strict sense - she writes letters though - and we get glimpses into her through her interaction with her friends. Review of The Perfect World of Miwako Sumida Having loved Rainbirds by Clarissa Goenawan, I was eager to peep into the life of Miwako Sumida - her perfect world, no less. I love the surreal, languid style in Murakami’s The Wind up bird Chronicle, the soft urgency in Banana Yoshimoto’s writing ( The Kitchen is wonderful), the bloody, cosy mysteries of Seishi Yokomizo, and the darker thrillers of Keigo Higashino. A familiarity hiding in the books set there - no matter how different the writing style may be - that makes me feel attached. Even though I have never been to Japan, they feel familiar to me - a home I can visit through fiction. ![]()
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