The Spring Tone

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Summary: A true vivid account of growing up
Review: Struggling with onrushing adolescence, Tomomi Kiriki confronts her personal "monsters" and her troubled home life in The Spring Tone. Escaping her quarreling parents and her grandfather, Tomomi accompanies her little brother into the streets of Tokyo as he looks for dead cats with which to torment their evil neighbor. They soon discover the woman who feeds the strays and eventually nurse her and the cats. Intertwined in the struggle to heal the woman is Tomomi's own journey to come to terms with growing up. Eventually acquiring the self-assurance she previously lacked she also begins to deal with her world in a grown-up way. The Spring Tone is a book written for young adults. The author writes with respect towards those struggling to break from their childish way. Unlike so many American books, this story (translated from Japanese) captures the dialogue and troubles of adolescents in a true and vivid fashion. Tomomi's fight against growing up, and her subsequent maturation, has a ring of truth sorely lacking from most other books.

Rating:
Summary: A true vivid account of growing up
Review: Struggling with onrushing adolescence, Tomomi Kiriki confronts her personal "monsters" and her troubled home life in The Spring Tone. Escaping her quarreling parents and her grandfather, Tomomi accompanies her little brother into the streets of Tokyo as he looks for dead cats with which to torment their evil neighbor. They soon discover the woman who feeds the strays and eventually nurse her and the cats. Intertwined in the struggle to heal the woman is Tomomi's own journey to come to terms with growing up. Eventually acquiring the self-assurance she previously lacked she also begins to deal with her world in a grown-up way. The Spring Tone is a book written for young adults. The author writes with respect towards those struggling to break from their childish way. Unlike so many American books, this story (translated from Japanese) captures the dialogue and troubles of adolescents in a true and vivid fashion. Tomomi's fight against growing up, and her subsequent maturation, has a ring of truth sorely lacking from most other books.