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Summary: A Japanese girl growing up alone.
Review: "Shizuko's daughter" is basically about how a twelve years old Japanese girl, Yuki, growing up alone after her mother had died and her father had married the other woman. She lives with her aunt, Aya, and learn how to live with herself. Her whole life has been changing and changing as she gets older. She always wanted to be like her mother, Shizuko, brave and smart. In fact, she is a smart girl and very brave, maybe better than her own mother in some days. I think this is a very good book that I will highly recommended. It's very interesting.
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Summary: a great story
Review: A great story of courage and bravery and one young girl's search of self-discovery. Very descriptive and easy to follow as well. I highly recommend reading this book.
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Summary: A Great book for All Ages
Review: A strong piece of silk, winding and unwinding to create a strong, and beautiful bond between a loving mother and her talented daughter. They go through everything together, from a father who is in love with another women, to a move, to every hardship and joy. They shared the happiness of seasons, of their talents, of color, of life. Suddenly, the bond snapped, the daughter, Yuki, was left alone, with only the memory of her mother and a father who couldn't care less.
Yuki's mother, had commit suicide, after asking Yuki
"How would you do if I died?"
"I would be very sad, but I would go on."
Leaving her talented daughter to plunge into a realm of grief and guilt.
Her father soon re-married, to the women whom he had always loved, ever since Yuki had turned 2. Her new step mother is everything that her mother wasn't. A model housekeeper and a traditional Japanese women. A women who destroyed every remnant of Yuki's memories of her mother, every item that held a memory. She didn't care for the art that Yuki lived in, she didn't care about her step daughter's feelings, hurts, or joys.
Yuki became tighter within herself, not caring, rough, blunt, even to her grandparents. She continued to paint and to run, her talents, the talents that she wished to develop. She turned down an offer to go to one of the best colleges, saving up her money to attend a small art college. This left her father puzzled and even, guilty or sad. There, she met a student studying photography, and she became friends, loosening up her thoughts and making her a human. Allowing her to live with her grandparents in happiness, allowing her to see her dreams, her joys, her mother again.
A beautiful story, one with many sides, for each character. Many details are used, to give you a full sense of the story. You can see the colorful clothing that her mother painstakingly sewed, the multi-colored, bright flowers they planted in the spring and fall. The strong taste and smell of the sake that Yuki had to drink. It makes you think, who was her father really? Why had her mother loved him so much? Did her step-mother have any cares herself?
A book with so many views and stories, works in a work. This book truly deserves a full 5-star score.
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Summary: A young girl, Yuki Okuda, has lost a mother by suicide.
Review: A young girl, Yuki Okuda, faces the challange of actully believing her mother did suicide. From her life, she has to face the truth that her mother is never coming back. She has to deal with a step mom that treated her so cruel and a father somewhat that didn't seem to love her. She also has to live as a twelve year old tring to figure out why her mother causd that tragedy.
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Summary: Beautiful and Deep
Review: Beautiful lyrical writing, I thought it was just so realistic with a well developed plot. The imagery was just beautiful, and the way she described what was going on and what every charachter was going through was just amazing.
A true classic thats worth reading..
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Summary: Not enough stars in the sky to give this book!
Review: Beautiful, beautiful story! A many-layered book that weaves together multiple strands, symbolism, and powerful themes. May be marketed for young adults, but would be just as enjoyable for adults. A Cinderella story of sorts, Yuki is a strong heroine who overcomes her mother's suicide, her resulting fear of closeness, and the hate her stepmother shows her.
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Summary: Probably the best novel I've ever read.
Review: I picked this up when I was in 8th grade a t a book fair because it sounded interesting. It's beautifully written and I've never read something that touched me this much. Even now that I'm 15, It's still my favorite. I've given it to several people to read. I can't tell you how great it is. It's made for young readers but any adult with sense will enjoy this novel immensly. There is no way to describe the greatness so buy it, please. Another book that you may like if you like this is Jacob Have I Loved. It's also young adult(which I usually hate), but it's wonderful. I can't beleive how I love Shizuko's Daughter. I'm going to buy Kyoko Mori's other books today because her talnet is profound.
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Summary: Powerful even for adult reader
Review: I was surprised to find this book in the children's section of the library, but thought it would be a "quick read" for me since I had enjoyed the author's work before. WOW. As a mother of a daughter, as someone who has lived in Japan, whose best friend there is divorced and her father is dying...I just cried and felt so deeply for the sympathetic characters. They were not caricatures of Japanese women, but rather showed the bright, creative individuality that is antithetical to traditional community values. I'm still clost to tears as I write this. Don't hesitate to read it, whatever your age.
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Summary: The best book that I have read in at least the last year!
Review: Kyoko Mori did an excellent job of writing this book. I have read it more then once and I can honestly say that I enjoyed it every time. My teacher also agreed that this book was one of the best books of the 90's. I enjoyed this book more than any other book!
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Summary: A Beautiful, Moving Book for Readers of All Ages
Review: Kyoko Mori's first novel is a lyrical masterpiece. It is difficult to describe Mori's beautiful writing...her prose flows like haiku, evoking the senses and giving the feeling that you're right there, SEEING it all happen rather than reading about it. I was blown away by the beauty of the writing, and I was moved to tears by the story. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!It would be a shame to miss this book just because it's marketed to the Young Adult crowd.
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