Vance Miguel Johnson’s Reviews > Night on the Galactic Railroad and Other Stories from Ihatov > Status Update

I’m so nervous for the conclusion of Giovanni’s longing heart.

The second story, Signal and Signal-less, was so naïvely, and beautifully romantic that I couldn’t help but wonder if this is what all the peasants who first watched and were smitten with Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet must’ve felt. The plot was so simple, but what a genius story choice, to make to inanimate objects fall in love. I want to adapt this to short film.

The Nighthawk Star really shows how skilled Miyazawa is at writing. It was a fable in every way. I definitely enjoyed getting to read a new fable crafted so beautifully with fresh eyes. The emotion of the Nighthawk swept me away.

This makes me think I need to look up what a nighthawk looks like. So far, I’m enjoying the tone..