TW Book Club discussion

1 and 4. I thought it was ok, but I don't like too much the theme of grief in literature, so I didn't like it too much. Plus I don't see either how sleeping with a couple of guys can really heal you inside. So actually, if I had started reading this by myself, I would probably have DNFed it. I kept going because of the so-called discussion here.

2. I didn't find the writing outstanding either, besides a few passages with description of nature or city life.
"My footsteps left their mark on the ground like flowers offered in their memory" (at 98%)
The only thing I liked was exactly that, the evocation of small restaurants (based on real places known by the author) and businesses, and how simple life rooted in your daily surroundings can help you recover. Yes, I thought I could really get a feel of the place. But alas these neighborhood have been slowly disappearing in Japan. So sad.

3. I have not but would be willing to try

5. I read The Lake eleven years ago. I liked the suspense, the hauntingly beautiful descriptions of the landscape around the lake, and the quirkiness.
I guess Moshi Moshiwas not quirky enough, even though the father's suicide sounded weird stuff.