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About This Novel
Written by the film master Hirokazu Kore-eda, the original work of the classic representative film "The Walking Dead" has won important awards at major international film festivals. On the road of life, if you keep walking, there will always be a moment when it is too late. It is already the end of summer, the crape myrtle flowers in the yard are blooming brightly, and yellow spotted butterflies are flying gracefully on the hillside. Yokoyama Ryota returned to his hometown on the coast of Shonan with his wife and children. The Yokoyama family, which has been separated for a long time, only reunites every year on the death anniversary of the eldest brother Junpei. Between the refreshing barley tea, the red watermelon, my mother's delicious fried corn tempura, and the takeaway sushi and eel rice, I spent a seemingly ordinary day leisurely. However, what they shared and tasted was the hidden sadness behind the laughter, the cautious conversations and uncontrollable arguments, the inadvertently touched memories and the unspoken secrets hidden deep in each other's hearts...
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It's a very plain story, I don't know why it attracted me to read it. It has a plain beginning and end, and a trivial life. Without the ups and downs of the plot, is it true that it is plain? Don't quite understand
so little
There are only 5 chapters in total.
The writing is very delicate, and the characters and scenes depicted are as if they are right in front of you.
The writing is very delicate, and the characters and scenes depicted feel as if they are in front of you, as if you are participating in them, as if you are also attending the party that day. Based on the background of the male protagonist attending his eldest brother's death anniversary party, the process of getting along with his sister, father and mother at the party brought out his childhood experiences, his father and mother's expectations, and the changes in his family. All of this seemed to be happening in my eyes.
I watched the movie first, and then read the book. The content was very bland, but it felt like home. Just like the morning tea made by mother, although it is the same every morning, there is nothing special, but you can feel the meticulous love~
Although it is a very dull story, I couldn't help but keep reading it.
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On the road of life, if you keep walking, there will always be a moment when it is too late. It's late summer already.
Life is like a butterfly flying
The author has never grown up according to her mother's expectations, and has never been able to get out of the shadow of her outstanding elder brother. She knew that her elder brother was weak in art and competed with him. She secretly rejoiced when she put in a lot of energy to make the advantage of art better than her elder brother. Her parents were devastated because her elder brother died while saving people, and they were disgusted with the child they rescued. I did not go to watch football with my father, and I never let my mother ride in my car. Alas, if I had known earlier... Whenever I think this way, the opportunity has already slipped away from me, and it can never be recovered. In life, there is always a moment when it is too late. That was my truest feeling after losing my father and mother. Japanese novels describe people's hearts very delicately, especially the conversations between family members that are as real as one's own home. They are warm, gentle and ruthless, arguing endlessly and refusing to give in to each other. They face the separation of life and death calmly, and while they are sad, they also have hope. "I heard that as long as the white butterfly survives the winter, it will turn into a yellow butterfly and fly back the next year..."
Life is endless, steps are endless
Life is endless and there are always things that cannot be done in time.
Very well written. I have heard of this author for a long time, and this is the first time I read his book, which is very detailed.
Very well written. I have heard of this author for a long time, and this is the first time I read his book, which is very detailed.
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Community(0)
Official(20)Scraped 20d ago
It's a very plain story, I don't know why it attracted me to read it. It has a plain beginning and end, and a trivial life. Without the ups and downs of the plot, is it true that it is plain? Don't quite understand
so little
There are only 5 chapters in total.
The writing is very delicate, and the characters and scenes depicted are as if they are right in front of you.
The writing is very delicate, and the characters and scenes depicted feel as if they are in front of you, as if you are participating in them, as if you are also attending the party that day. Based on the background of the male protagonist attending his eldest brother's death anniversary party, the process of getting along with his sister, father and mother at the party brought out his childhood experiences, his father and mother's expectations, and the changes in his family. All of this seemed to be happening in my eyes.
I watched the movie first, and then read the book. The content was very bland, but it felt like home. Just like the morning tea made by mother, although it is the same every morning, there is nothing special, but you can feel the meticulous love~
Although it is a very dull story, I couldn't help but keep reading it.
Check out the comments!
On the road of life, if you keep walking, there will always be a moment when it is too late. It's late summer already.
Life is like a butterfly flying
The author has never grown up according to her mother's expectations, and has never been able to get out of the shadow of her outstanding elder brother. She knew that her elder brother was weak in art and competed with him. She secretly rejoiced when she put in a lot of energy to make the advantage of art better than her elder brother. Her parents were devastated because her elder brother died while saving people, and they were disgusted with the child they rescued. I did not go to watch football with my father, and I never let my mother ride in my car. Alas, if I had known earlier... Whenever I think this way, the opportunity has already slipped away from me, and it can never be recovered. In life, there is always a moment when it is too late. That was my truest feeling after losing my father and mother. Japanese novels describe people's hearts very delicately, especially the conversations between family members that are as real as one's own home. They are warm, gentle and ruthless, arguing endlessly and refusing to give in to each other. They face the separation of life and death calmly, and while they are sad, they also have hope. "I heard that as long as the white butterfly survives the winter, it will turn into a yellow butterfly and fly back the next year..."
Life is endless, steps are endless
Life is endless and there are always things that cannot be done in time.
Very well written. I have heard of this author for a long time, and this is the first time I read his book, which is very detailed.
Very well written. I have heard of this author for a long time, and this is the first time I read his book, which is very detailed.
