tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post8716268423863164428..comments2024-03-28T00:47:44.556+08:00Comments on The Reading Life: "Hardboiled" by Banana YoshimotoMel uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-42447606973002671762009-11-15T10:10:58.564+08:002009-11-15T10:10:58.564+08:00Sounds interesting. I've had Kitchen on the sh...Sounds interesting. I've had Kitchen on the shelf for a couple of years.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14924982664582970754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-77773057648990415272009-11-14T01:01:52.558+08:002009-11-14T01:01:52.558+08:00This sounds fascinating! I've been wanting to...This sounds fascinating! I've been wanting to read something by this author, so I'll keep this one in mind.<br /><br />--Anna<br /><a href="http://diaryofaneccentric.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Diary of an Eccentric</a>Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046635675540466183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-71499076580438054112009-11-13T22:57:17.970+08:002009-11-13T22:57:17.970+08:00I love what you wrote about that special type of l...I love what you wrote about that special type of loneliness that women experience... I have wanted to read more Yoshimoto and this seems like a very good place to start to do so (I have only read Kitchen).Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-14086753800605421342009-11-13T19:56:21.405+08:002009-11-13T19:56:21.405+08:00I loved Kitchen (which I first heard about here, b...I loved Kitchen (which I first heard about here, but have yet to review), and will put this on my list, too. Thank you for introducing me Banana Yoshimoto!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-63138090366815332262009-11-13T11:02:47.299+08:002009-11-13T11:02:47.299+08:00I agree, Mel, Banana Yoshimoto is a talented and u...I agree, Mel, Banana Yoshimoto is a talented and understated writer. I really enjoy reading her work (am currently in the middle of <i>Lizard</i>, a short story collection by this author). Her stories often have little surprises in them which are odd or unusual and always interesting.Sukohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11893742747135555499noreply@blogger.com