#Paris In July Âme brisée

by N@ncy

This is a novel written by a french speaking Japanese.
I found the language uncomplicated even simple
…and very, very easy to read.
This would be an excellent choice for a high-school level french reader.
Weak point: mood, it represents the emotional quality of a story.
I found every page filled to the brim with nostalgia, heartache,
and a longing to make sense of a family’s past.
It was just too much.
Strong point: sentimentality…if that’s what you are looking for!
Readers need to care about the story and the characters
and taping into emotions is the way to go.
Unfortunately, I did NOT care about the Japanses Rei (son), Yu (father)
… and the Chinese Lieutenant Kurokami.
Weak point: pace…the book had too many scenes that simply aren’t going anywhere.
Many pages to describe playing the violin, deep emotional reaction to classical
music by Schubert and Bach and scratching a dog behind its ear!
Weak point: Mizubayashi does not spare himself by releasing a waterfall
of details (…about music and the violin) that managed to kill all my interest.

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