Sassy Sarah Reads’s Reviews > Revenge > Status Update

The Man Who Sold Braces- 3 stars Not as disturbing as its predecessor, but a nice callback to the story all about the torture museum.

The Last Hour of the Bengal Tiger- 2 stars No thoughts.
Tomatoes and the Full Moon- 3 stars I wanted the ending of this to be more fleshed out, but dang does this woman pop up in almost every story. Is she Yoko Ogawa?
Poison Plants- 2 stars I listened to this, and nothing stuck with me.

The Little Dustman- 3.5 Very sad, and made me tear up a bit while driving.
Lab Coats- 5 stars This was an amazing short story, and the color blind quote is such a good twist. The ending was a 10/10.

Reread "Afternoon at the Bakery" I lowered my rating to a 4-star because this one didn't stick with me on a second read.
"Fruitjuice" was a strange one, but I loved how it connected back to the first story, so that bumped it up to 3.5 stars.
"Old Mrs. J" 5 stars What a good plot twist and the implications. Obsessed! One of Ogawa's best and it reminds me of many of the chapters of The Memory Police. Same haunting vibe

Afternoon at the Bakery- 4 stars This one was just a very sad exploration of grief and the loss of a child due to an accident.