Tokyo Ueno Station

3.5 stars

This book was recommended to me by Luna as part of the 12 in 12 challenge that I am participating in this year. Thanks for the recommendation, Luna!! I have to say this book was out of my comfort zone and I knew that going into it but I was still excited to read it because I trust Luna. This is a pretty short book but it's a heart wrenching book as well. This book goes through Kazu's life and details all the hardships he had to face. Reading about everything he endured was hard to read. You will feel so many emotions while reading this book. This book is translated from Japanese to English and I'm not sure if it was because of the translation or what but it felt a little disjointed. It would literally jump from one thing to the next in the middle of a paragraph that I found myself lost several times and wondering if I had missed something. You have to really be paying attention while reading this book otherwise you will find yourself lost like I did. In the synopsis it tells you this story is about a ghost. Kazu is dead and this is him basically telling his story. However, if I hadn't read the synopsis beforehand, I wouldn't have known he was a ghost. I don't think that's ever mentioned until we are a little ways into the book unless it was one of those instances where I missed something. Overall I did enjoy this book and I am so glad that Luna got me to step out of my comfort zone and read something I wouldn't normally have picked up on my own.