I enjoyed this very different book

This book was unusually sad for me & very deep, having lost my parents very young It helped me imagine seeing them & being with them again. I had thought Kaye may have been saved at the parents accident & May have been his sister with the burns on her. It was very thought provoking &such a different kind of story. I was so sad when he had to say bye to his parents again. A really really interesting read. Thank You.

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Could not stop listening

Really engaging. Kept me up at night because I couldn’t stop listening. I wanted a story to escape into and this was perfect.

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A good gripping read

A good contemporary ghost story, atmospheric and sad, I found it quite gripping. Would recommend

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loved the voice

really lovely interesting listen. I really enjoyed this and now will watch the film. I love those more though

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Out of this world experience

I chose this book as it is to be made into a movie, and, for a long time, I have been fascinated by all things Japan and their way of approaching life eg Departures (a older movie about funerals)

WOW! I was not disappointed!

The interplay of reality and spirit worked so well, the listen was wholly plausible.
And though I haven’t seen a photo of the narrator, I imagined him of Japanese descent. The timbre of his voice was well chosen for this listen.

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Great story

Having watched the upcoming film adaptation I was eager to read the book. A great story and I enjoyed it, the only gripe I have is the reading of it. Around chapter 7/8 I swear I could hear the narrators tummy rumbling! Also around chapter 9 the sound quality changed. Otherwise I would recommend

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"Everybody has illusions."

Knowing that the film, All Of Us Strangers, starring the stunningly good actor, Andrew Scott, had been adapted from this book, I felt compelled to read the original. Other reviews have sufficiently covered the basic story: a Japanese ghost tale in which the main protagonist is reunited with the parents lost to him when he was only a boy at the same time as he begins a love affair with a tenant in the same apartment block as himself. Both book and film are beautiful although the film is more hauntingly so, and sad rather than supernatural, definitely improving the more stark outlines of the story.

A quick and easy read, nicely performed by Geoff Sujiyama and worth looking at especially if the reader veers towards a touch of horror. But a full throttle recommendation for the film

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Wonderful story. Excellent narrator.

No negativity. Wonderful story . Narrator I felt was excellent. Saw the film
"All of Us Strangers "- intrigued by the book.
Not disappointed.

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Unique Story

An unusual and thought provoking story. Not my usual genre, but I liked its uniqueness.

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brilliant and you hung story

very different to the film but they are both excellent in their own way.
I love the way he writes, seems at first extremely formal but you start to pick up the emotion and feelings of the characters.
slight downside was the narrators tone did not change much for each character so not always easy to distinguish who was talking.

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