A strange slow Japanese magical realism tale of obsession and loneliness (with shades of David Lynch's "Twin Peaks"). The slow meandering style takes some getting used to - but if you give it the time you may find it utterly absorbing as I did. I'm not sure I'm keen on the ending, but that may be because I didn't want it to end.

The plot, which I won't spoil, is very much open to interpretation - how much of it is real, and what "real" even means is all up for grabs. One word of advice - in magical realism books it's easy to take any given opinion as fact on how the world you're reading about works, but that's not the case here: trust your gut instead and it will make a lot more sense.

Really confusing book at times. I think it was about identities, but I’m honestly not sure 😂. I really enjoyed the journey, and was very moved by aspects of it, but I’m not entirely sure where the journey took me. I need someone clever to explain it to me! Lol!