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I'm not sure why, but it took me ages to finish this. Truthfully, it might be because I attempted to read it around the tenth anniversary of my own father's death. A lot of Yocchan's sentiments were much my own, especially in the immediate aftermath. It's very honest and it captures the haze and routine zombie-like walk through everyday life after a traumatic event. That's the thing--it seems like nothing really happens for the first 3/4 of the book. But looking back, after Yocchan and her mother start emerging from that haze, you can see the changes and events that led them there. It's not action-packed, suspensful, or mysterious. It's a quiet journey about healing from grief and learning what life is really all about.