![]() ![]() ![]() The plot reminds me a bit of Little Gods by Meng Jin, in which the main character has died and we get to know her through the eyes of the people who used to be close to her – and I suspect reading Little Gods just a few days before this made for an unfair comparison and hindered my enjoyment of Miwako Sumida. Clarissa Goenawan has been on my radar since Rainbirds, which for some reason I haven’t picked up yet. I was going to do a mini-review on this book but turns out I had pleanty to say. While they are away, his older sister, Fumi, who took Miwako on as an apprentice in her art studio, receives an unexpected guest at her apartment in Tokyo, distracting her from her fear that Miwako’s death may ruin what is left of her brother’s life. Ryusei, a fellow student at Waseda who harbored unrequited feelings for Miwako, begs her best friend Chie to bring him to the remote village where she spent her final days. ![]() In the months before her suicide, she was hiding away in a remote mountainside village, but what, or whom, was she running from? Synopsis: University sophomore Miwako Sumida has hanged herself, leaving those closest to her reeling. I received an advance copy via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. The Perfect World of Miwako Sumida by Clarissa Goenawan ![]()
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