“The book flows like a movie. Mari's story starts out a Denny's where she's planning on studying for the night, but she is interrupted by a friend of her sister's. The evening unfolds quite differently for Mari after this accidental meeting. Is anything accidental? Eri's story is more of a modern fable, with a hint of Sleeping Beauty. She announces one night to her family that's she's tired and is going to sleep for a while and that's where we find her, asleep. Is she being watched over by some unseen person? The central juxtaposition of the novel is one sister reclines in sleep (the beautiful one), while the other sister meets a whole new side of life she had no idea existed. While the narrator may seem to focus on the ordinary aspects of life, the perspective isn't ordinary. The book has a dreamlike quality that holds your interest. Certainly not taxing. But very interesting. Gets you thinking far and wide.”
Suzi H wrote this review Tuesday, September 29 2009.
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