Diner Escargot

The weather becomes colder and it is proper to introduce a very touching and warm story to you- Diner Escargot written by Ogawa Ito. The leading role in this story is good at cooking and comes back to their hometown after breaking up with her boyfriends. What’s worse, she is sad to lose the ability of talking. After she arrives at hometown, she uses her grandmother’s house to operate a restaurant. The most special in the restaurant is that there is no menu in it. The customers can tell the cook what they need or share their stories and she would cook something suitable for them. Also, in this book, it talks about the emotion between the leading role and her mother.

I think this book doesn't talk about big issue but it can touch me a lot. It is a simple literary. However, the feeling it shows to me can strike a deep chord in my heart. Also, I like the food in it because it looks so delicious. Besides this novel, I think you can also read Yoshimoto Banana’s works, for they all talk about life and death and their writing style are alike. Nevertheless, in my opinion, Yoshimoto Banana tells us that we should accept our unhappiness and try to look the bright side, but Ogawa Ito’s attitude is that life itself isn't as bad as we think. Although they use different way to face life, they are very good writers I want to commend to you.

Yoshimoto Banana(吉本芭娜娜)

This week’s topic is different from the past. I want to introduce a Japanese writer to you- Yoshimoto Banana. I have read her works since I was a junior high school student. The first book I read was the Kitchen which was about the life. I couldn’t understand the meaning of this book at that time. What I could feel was the atmosphere of sadness. Although her books are hard to know, I keep reading them whenever she releases the new book. Gradually, I can know a little what she wants to tell readers and realize why she can become famous. Her works can give us a lot of consolation and power to face our life. While reading the leading role’s story, we can rethink our problems and get over our bad moods. Also, I like her temperate but deep words. Her books can smooth my minds and make me feel calm. 
I strongly commend her works to all of you. They can let you think in different ways. Last but not least, may you have a nice week!