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All the Lovers in the Night
- Author
- Mieko Kawakami
- Narrator
- Mirai Booth-Ong
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Publish Date
- 3 May 2022
- Run Time
- 7 hours 42 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 review)
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What to expect
Fuyuko Irie is a freelance copy editor in her mid-thirties. Working and living alone in a city where it is not easy to form new relationships, When Fuyoku stops one day on a Tokyo street and notices her reflection in a storefront window, what she sees is a drab, awkward, and spiritless woman who has lacked the strength to change her life and decides to do something about it.
As the long-overdue change occurs, however, painful episodes from Fuyuko's past surface and her behaviors slip further and further beyond the pale.
“Kawakami's novel is uncompromisingly candid in its appraisal of the harm women inflict on one another, while never losing sight of the overarching structures that lead them to do so in the first place. Compact and supple, it's a strikingly intelligent feat.”—JO HAMYA, THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
User Reviews
Book 5.0
Narration 3.0
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5.0 3.0
Loved this book. The writing is crisp with the lyrical care over the use of words that is found in a haiku. Although Fuyukolives alone with only one friend there is no sense of self-pity, just an ongoing sense of exploration and wonder at their own situation and the physical world around them. I felt there is a lot to take from her approach to her lifestyle. I recommend the book and plan to read more by the author... Also hats off to the translator. I have scored the narration down a little because I didn't immediately warm to the narration style. I did get used to it and to be fair the level delivery was reflective of Fuyuko's lifestyle and quiet acceptance of her choices.
nikkichap 2023-05-24
Details
- Author
- Mieko Kawakami
- Narrator
- Mirai Booth-Ong
- Duration
- 7 hours 42 minutes
- Release Date
- 3 May 2022
- ISBN
- 9781004081769
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Genre
- Fiction: general and literary
- Rating
- 5.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 3.0(1 review)
Synopsis
Bestselling author of BREASTS AND EGGS, Mieko Kawakami invites readers back into her immediately recognizable fictional world with this new, extraordinary novel and demonstrates yet again why she is one of today's most uncategorizable, insightful, and talented novelists.Fuyuko Irie is a freelance copy editor in her mid-thirties. Working and living alone in a city where it is not easy to form new relationships, When Fuyoku stops one day on a Tokyo street and notices her reflection in a storefront window, what she sees is a drab, awkward, and spiritless woman who has lacked the strength to change her life and decides to do something about it.As the long-overdue change occurs, however, painful episodes from Fuyuko's past surface and her behaviors slip further and further beyond the pale.“Kawakami's novel is uncompromisingly candid in its appraisal of the harm women inflict on one another, while never losing sight of the overarching structures that lead them to do so in the first place. Compact and supple, it's a strikingly intelligent feat.”—JO HAMYA, THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
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