Sweet Bean Paste

My Rating System:

5⭐️: Excellent book AND influenced a change in my views

4.5⭐️: Excellent read

4⭐️: Great read, will recommend

3.5⭐️: Enjoyable read but missing something that will make it great ⬅️⬅️⬅️

3⭐️: An okay read that I didn’t regret spending time on it

2⭐️: Didn’t enjoy

1⭐️: Didn’t enjoy and had serious issues. Will suggest to avoid.

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3.5 stars. In typical fashion of the many Japanese zen-emotional (my own description for this sub-genre) fiction books that have been translated in recent years, there is a sad story to make you tear up. However, I didn't expect Tokue's background and learned something new about the institutional treatment she went through. I liked also the message about engaging with nature.