Didn’t emotionally connect with this collection at all and found the stories seemingly underdeveloped and their pattern and theme repetitive/tiring.

But, especially after reading other people’s reviews and the excellent translation note from Alice Guthrie, it’s clear I missed the point of this one. Which makes me sad. 😩

Still, I was still intrigued by all of the settings and Guthrie's essay, which put all of the stories in context, really was great, winning this book points!