I've been told that this is a wonderful book for ages, so, i went and bought it and i can't explain the dissapointment i felt when i read it. The first story is just not good, the last story however is beautiful, but i think that the way Yoshimoto writes, the simple way, doesn't really fit me. It's an okay book to read if you haven't got anything to do or anyother book to read but otherwise i wouldn't and i'm not sure if i am happy about spending the 6.99 for the book, i could've gotten a much better book for that!