Status Updates From Amrita

how something as traumatic as grief, memory loss etc., is played like just another event in an eventful life. anyways, great read! might take a yoshimoto break (not for too long, she's great!), but hopefully not a reading break as this is a ha it i want to keep. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

this often pairs really nicely with the magical realism. this didn't move me on such an intense level as kitchen/moonlight shadow, despite the much longer runtime it feels like i didn't connect with the other characters on as profound a level. however sakumi herself was a great protagonist, the mildly disorienting sequencing as she recovered her memory was really cool. there's something whimsical about this story of

thoughts and listening to her react to the mundane and the extraordinary. the afterword says that the book is 'about' how the relentless cycles of daily life, that tick along inspite of whatever amazing events you may experience. and i definitely appreciated that as i was reading, this tendency for the japanese authors that i have read to extrapolate on the mundane moments of life, breathing life into the ordinary.

i like that i've been able to use reading as a means to genuinely escape, don't think about my responsibilities, work etc., just for one hour a day.
now onto the book itself! overall, i really liked it. it is definitely a tier below kitchen/moonlight shadow for me, but still a really pleasant read. i loved following sakumi in her day-to-day life, maybe the prose is too internal (lol) but i enjoyed being with her

(till end) whoops i'm updating this at the end of the day! was running late for class again, as i tried to cram the remaning book into that scheduled reading time i have. listened to 'oscillation circuit - série reflection 1' this time. i'm not some expert on japanese ambience music btw, i just found a playlist lmao -_-. it just really helps for reading, because my mind is easily distracted with my thoughts and such.