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銀河鉄道の夜 by Kenji Miyazawa

tomastafollat2's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced

4.0

gabriel_sakoda's review against another edition

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emotional reflective relaxing sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Although about kids, this book is so humorless and dry that I almost dropped it despite the fact that it is so short. The substantive narrative is there. But why do the kids talk like philosophers-in-training? I found its lack of whimsy interfered with my ability to immerse myself into the dream. That begin said, Giovanni's out of body encounter with death was still profound. His confusion and vague sadness regarding death echoes the confusion that kids will face and by situating it within the context of a dream train helps to rationalize grief. The politeness in tone adds to the atmosphere a serenity that makes it worth experiencing for its solemnity and respect for vulnerability. 

himawarihan's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

luciau's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

sats's review against another edition

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3.0

Liked the movie, book's worse, but has very magicky otherworldly vibes

queenkath32's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious reflective

5.0

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blaxploitations's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

tsushimashu's review against another edition

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2.0

wasnt necessarily a bad book, just didnt match my tastes. i kind of had high expectations because i thought it would be similar to undefeated by the rain or the restaurant of many orders, but it wasnt like those at all. each story was written nicely, but lacked something that i cant quite describe. it was okay and was a quick read so im not too upset about it. there was a few quotes i liked, such as "if my death were to be of help to others, i wouldnt mind if my body went up into flames" or something along those lines, but not much of the themes or storyline stuck with me afterwards.

timlarsson's review against another edition

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5.0

So sad, but really beautiful. A quick read, and I think it is a kid's book... But I'm really not sure.

choreomanic's review against another edition

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4.0

writing a review months after reading this but

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