[Yoshimoto] made me believe again that it was possible to write honestly, rigorously, morally, about the material reality of characters; to write toward human warmth as a reaffirmation of the bonds that tie us together. -- Brandon Taylor

Yoshimoto's writing is lucid, earnest and disarming. - The New York Times

Banana Yoshimoto is one of our greatest writers. -- Bryan Washington

There is no such thing as a stock character in Yoshimoto's fiction. She writes utterly without pretence. - The Washington Post

In Japan, Yayoi lives with her parents and brother: the perfect family picture. But flashes of a sixth sense and a feeling that her real home is elsewhere undermine her place in the world When she moves in with her lone aunt Yokino who lives life her own peculiar way, they little by little explore an unvisited past together. Aloneness and connection beautifully expressed. - Sainsburys Magazine

A master storyteller . . . The sensuality is subtle, masked, and extraordinarily powerful. - Chicago Tribune