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| Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
Set in Kyoto, Japan during the 1940's, this story deals a lot with the themes of misogyny, servitude, sexual assault, trauma, belonging, but most importantly - love, and how it can intertwine itself in all of your trauma and hatred.
Nori was a special main character, a colorful girl in a bleak, gray world. When it comes down to it, one of the many reasons this novel has stuck with me is that Asha Lemmie was incredibly successful in her portraying how life is unapologetic in its choice of victims. Asha did an amazing job writing such a soft, wonderful character and then damaging her (or more like breaking her) beyond recognition.
I will not get into spoilers, but I can say that there were a few moments throughout the story that left me wanting more. Certain moments shared between Nori and her older brother, her friends, her grandparents could have been focused on a bit more, as well as the coming and going of important supporting characters (who should've been involved for a longer amount of time in the story). And finally - what everyone can probably agree on - the ending. The ending is NOT satisfying in the least, but it IS realistic and that is something that I can appreciate.
This book is definitely on my list of recommendations, but I would avoid it if you are not prepared for the constant exposure to intense emotions, abuse, sexual assault, or grief. Fifty Words for Rain was wonderful, but genuinely in the most painful of ways.
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