I'm so happy about this story. If all the characters met the writer and their story became one or two chapters, I wouldn't have minded at all, but seeing them return over and over again, exploring the familiar places of their shared living space and most of all, talking to each other independently of the writer is wonderful. Even with their grim and melancholic stories, by sitting Shizuko-san and Yachiyo-san at the same table, having them talk without the writer present, they're suddenly both very real and tragic figures. They're no longer doomed characters, but broken people, who have a chance to heal. I love it here.
I'm so happy about this story. If all the characters met the writer and their story became one or two chapters, I wouldn't have minded at all, but seeing them return over and over again, exploring the familiar places of their shared living space and most of all, talking to each other independently of the writer is wonderful. Even with their grim and melancholic stories, by sitting Shizuko-san and Yachiyo-san at the same table, having them talk without the writer present, they're suddenly both very real and tragic figures. They're no longer doomed characters, but broken people, who have a chance to heal. I love it here.