This week I wanted to highlight a book that might not be as obvious or prominent in the shops. Of course now I’ve said that, it’ll turn out to be everywhere but hey, here we are. I think you can tell from the cover but Sanaka Hiiragi’s The Lantern of Lost Memories is looking to appeal to people who have enjoyed Before the Coffee Gets Cold and its sequels. And I am one of those people, but I’m also someone who quite enjoys the fact that Japanese fiction is just so different from the rest of what I read so I’m prepared to risk tears and melancholy in it even when I’m not in anything else!
It’s about a magical photo studio where people go after they die to view key moments of their life and relieve one of them before they go on to the afterlife. You can see why I might be expecting some tears. Anyway, I’ll try and remember to report back when I read it…
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