The Premonition
by Banana Yoshimoto
August 3, 2024
I don't know how I feel about this book yet. I read it all in one day yesterday, or I guess listened to it, because it was short and not too daunting and I like Banana Yoshimoto, I read The Lake during my medical leave in about 2018 and it made a lasting impact on me and I made sure I remembered her name because I wanted to read more. And I liked parts of it, like the psychic aspect and the kind of magical elements of a life that feels very real. But both the main characters were in terrible romantic dynamics, with the main character and the guy who was raised as her brother falling for each other, and the aunt having a relationship with one of her students... It was icky. I don't know if I'll say more than that about this book. I'm just gonna quickly move on lol. It served its purpose of getting me into books again.