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3 Streets
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I just finished Street and I’m still not sure what exactly happened—but somehow, I don’t mind.
Yoko Tawada writes like someone translating a dream into language. The story moves gently, like mist turning corners, and there were passages that made me stop just to reread a sentence out loud. Her language is strange in a beautiful way—slippery, poetic, sometimes surreal.
That said, it’s not the easiest read. The plot (if there is one) isn’t really the point. Characters appear like symbols, and meanings feel hidden under layers of fog. I sometimes felt a little lost, but maybe that’s part of the experience—wandering without needing to arrive.
This book isn’t for everyone. But if you like quiet stories that bend reality, that ask more questions than they answer, and that linger in your mind like a half-remembered dream… then Street might find you in the right mood.
Yoko Tawada writes like someone translating a dream into language. The story moves gently, like mist turning corners, and there were passages that made me stop just to reread a sentence out loud. Her language is strange in a beautiful way—slippery, poetic, sometimes surreal.
That said, it’s not the easiest read. The plot (if there is one) isn’t really the point. Characters appear like symbols, and meanings feel hidden under layers of fog. I sometimes felt a little lost, but maybe that’s part of the experience—wandering without needing to arrive.
This book isn’t for everyone. But if you like quiet stories that bend reality, that ask more questions than they answer, and that linger in your mind like a half-remembered dream… then Street might find you in the right mood.
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Reading Progress
August 21, 2023
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August 21, 2023
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July 9, 2025
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"The story moves gently, like mist turning corners, and there were passages that made me stop just to reread a sentence out loud. Her language is strange in a beautiful way—slippery, poetic, sometimes surreal.
That said, it’s not the easiest read. The plot (if there is one) isn’t really the point. Characters appear like symbols, and meanings feel hidden under layers of fog. I sometimes felt a little lost."
That said, it’s not the easiest read. The plot (if there is one) isn’t really the point. Characters appear like symbols, and meanings feel hidden under layers of fog. I sometimes felt a little lost."
July 9, 2025
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Finished Reading