Helpful Score: 6
A moving and unforgetable talke about greed, it's consequences, and the redeeming power of sacrifice. This book was a Barnes & Nobles Discover Selection. It has become one of my favorite books, I highly recommend it!
Helpful Score: 5
The "book description" sums up the basics well enough. This is an enjoyable and quietly compelling read. A tragedy. Author does a fine job transporting reader back into the subsistence mindset of this very small Japanese village. Short straightforward read.
A tale of a boy living in a village and the cycles of the seasons and waiting for O-fune-sama in the winter months.
The pain of living on the edge of starvation and the wanting for something bad to happen so you can live better is a hard edge to live on.
Beautifully written.
When you get what you want and it doesn't turn out well. Learning the lesson is extremely hard to live with sometimes.
The pain of living on the edge of starvation and the wanting for something bad to happen so you can live better is a hard edge to live on.
Beautifully written.
When you get what you want and it doesn't turn out well. Learning the lesson is extremely hard to live with sometimes.
