i've been hearing a lot about banana yoshimoto since i was in college, but i never got to read any of her stuff. anyway... about three weeks ago, my friend found out that i'm a big fan of murakami so she lent me banana yoshimoto's hardboiled & hard luck. she assured me that if i like murakami, i would like yoshimoto as well.
and she was absolutely right. yoshimoto's writing style reminds me of murakami. it's a bit lightweight but the themes and tone are somewhat similar. their works take on ordinary situation and then twists it into something extraordinary, oftentimes bordering on the weird and absurd. but yoshimoto i think is easier to digest. if murakami novels are dementors - suck the life out of you. yoshimoto's work is different - hints of optimism and possibility of redemption are apparent.
thanks to my friend d for introducing me to banana yoshimoto.
you guys will surely hear more about this author from me.
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