The Kitchen Book

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Mikage and Yuichi's lives are brought together by death. They are on the cusp of falling in love or living as strangers. I'm not buying into this brand of feminism, it's kind of pissing me off. For one thing, this book was written by a man. OK. So keep that in mind. Two, ... it promotes the idea that killing others and being able to enact violence brings the women in this book onto the level of men. I'm doubtful that this is a level that they should even be on. La elegancia y sensibilidad niponas que admiro (Soseki, Yanizaki…) también las encuentro en Yosimoto. Su lenguaje es más actual, más directo y dialogado, pero mantiene cierta calidez, cadencia, dulzura y melancolía que me agradan. Un lenguaje sencillo, repleto de detalles de la vida cotidiana de la gente corriente, que creo aporta modernidad y frescura de autora joven al tono más tradicional de muchos de los autores japoneses.

The treatment of transgender issues in the novel is a little of its time and place (deadnaming, misgendering and confusion between transgender and transvestite all feature), although rather less cringeworthy now than another translated novel I read recently, Ruth. See Yuri Stargirl's blog for a well balanced take on this aspect. Chika—A loyal employee who inherited the gay nightclub from Eriko and helps the relationship between Mikage and Yuichi.In Hell's Kitchen in the 1970s three crooks are sent to prison for loansharking. Their wives, not knowing any other way to keep the money coming in take over the business. And they're good at it. So good in fact that it draws the attention of the big league mafioso. It's only a few issues long and can be read in a single sitting if desired. I definitely recommend this book and from what I hear it's better than the movie so if you've seen the film and since hesitated to read the book please give it a shot.

I felt that I was the only person alive and moving in a world brought to a stop. Houses always feel like that after someone has died." The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by the other Marukami guy – I LOVED this because it was so easy to parody and gave me my top scoring review (While I was reading it was a different story) During the time that Mikage spends with Eriko and her son, Yuichi, the latter who appeared to be a quiet unassuming person, was slowly transformed into a soul-mate of Mikage which rather stunned her. She felt he knew her very soul.One of the many things I love about goodreads is that a person is able to see what other “friends” think about a novel before committing oneself to reading it. I would have never read KITCHEN had I not seen that Mariel, Oriana, and Jason Pettus, three of my friends, all thought highly of this slim book.

Ming Doyle's artwork here is fantastic in its entirety. The level of expression portrayed within Doyle's character's faces is not often seen and is instrumental in bringing emotions alive in this book. The place I like best in this world is the kitchen. No matter where it is, no matter what kind, if it’s the kitchen, if it’s a place where they make food, it’s fine with me. Ideally it should be well broken in. Lots of tea towels, dry and immaculate. White tile catching the light (ting! ting!).Eating well doesn't need to be dull food and deprivation - it should be eating a wonderfully varied, vibrant and exciting range of foods. In The Kitchen Prescription, gastroenterologist Dr Saliha Mahmood Ahmed draws on her love of good food and her expertise in gut health to create 101 recipes that are easy to make, incredibly delicious to eat and will effortlessly keep your gut and digestion in tip-top condition. I thoroughly agree with her and that magical quality transforms what could have been a rather banal book into a great one. Chosen, constructed families feel warmer than many societal more acceptable constructs. The protagonist gets unhappy at her university and with her former, more conventional boyfriend, while her oddball roommates don't judge her, but support her in overcoming grief. Yuichi Tanabe — Son of Eriko Tanabe. Main character. His mother died of cancer when Yuichi was a very young child. He lives with his loving transgender mother and supports Mikage in her time of grieving. He eventually loses his mother, and relies on emotional support from Mikage.

There were glimpses of something deeper. When overtly self-analytical, I don't think they worked, but some were genuinely poignant and thought-provoking.

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