Would I connect with the main character in such a small number of pages? It turned out I had no reason to worry because the main character of Mieko Kawakami’s book was delightful.
I wasn’t sure how connected I would feel to the whole story. It sounded like my kind of book because I’m a fan of quirky Japanese fiction. So, I wasn’t sure how I would feel about Ms Ice Sandwich. It takes a very talented writer to include that much depth and development in a book that’s less than 100 pages. I like having that extra time to get to grips with the characters and the narrative. I don’t tend to read many novellas or short stories because I prefer long-form literature. Of course, it’s taken me almost a year to get around to reading it but better late then never, right? It just sounded like something I would enjoy but that wouldn’t take much work. I was fully drawn in because of the bright blue cover and quirky premise. It was part of their books under 200 pages display which was basically everything I was looking for in a book in 2022. I found it in a bookshop when I was waiting to meet some friends. As part of my plan to improve my range, I picked this beauty up last year. It’s all just part of a wider issue where I still mainly stick to British or American writers. Of course, I don’t think I actually read enough of it to justify that classification. I like tot think that I’m a big fan of Japanese fiction because I’ve mostly enjoyed everything I’ve ever read by Japanese writers.
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