Jim Brown reviewed Strange Weather in Tokyo by Allison Markin Powell
Tsukiko is drinking alone in her local sake bar when by chance she meets one …
melancholy love story
My favorite thing about Japanese literary fiction is the tone. Maybe it's wabi-sabi, or maybe it's something else. But this is a love story that involves longing, desire, sake, and tofu. It made me equal parts hungry, sad, and happy.