Echo on the Bay

We did see something, though. It wasn't a body-more like a living person. I can't say definitely that it was a living person. It could have been a ghost. Mr. Yoshida didn't seem certain that he'd seen it at all.

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ReadingEnvy

Echo on the Bay | Masatsugu Ono

so-so

Miki is the narrator and has been reading about anthropology in high school, so when her father's police job moves the family to a fishing village (Oita) and people start dropping by to drink and tell stories, she pays attention and tries to figure out how pieces connect and why some stories seem to contradict. ↘️

ReadingEnvy The reader is limited to that same information, so it takes a while to realize that there is an underlying history of violence and corruption in the community, not to mention great harm done to children that uncomfortably sits on the page but is never addressed by the characters in the book. ↘️ 4y

ReadingEnvy The characters run the gamut from oozing drunkards to strong silent fishermen to cruel children. I think some of the older characters are supposed to read as funny but I was too disturbed to find them amusing. The cover probably symbolizes the red tide that occurs in the story, destroying much of the fish farm and oyster farm infrastructure. 4y

Texreader Brilliant review 4y

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HoneyBeeLee

Echo on the Bay | Masatsugu Ono

so-so

This was a short read that I am going to have to reread. I don‘t think I was in the right headspace while reading this. I didn‘t focus enough to get the names of the characters straight and I kept mixing them up as I read. I will defiantly give this book another read.

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