Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #230347 in Books
• Published on: 2005-01-20
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

David Mitchell, Indpendent on Sunday
`A ghost story of the highest order.'

Guardian
'Memorably uncanny … the powerful mood of Strangers lingers well after its graceful, downbeat ending has passed.'

Daily Telegraph
'Restrained and moving … what might have been a simple ghost story evolves into a psychologically acute portrait.'

Customer Reviews

a haunting tale
I bought this book and was not disappointed. For anyone who has lost a parent and longed for the chance to go back in time to be the child you once were without any of the adult cares you now have and to just see them, hold them once more perhaps tell them just how much you loved them and miss them then this is the book for you with a bittersweet twist at the end. A delightful engaging book.

Very disappointing
I purchased this book as it had been recommended through Amazon because of other items I had purchased or owned. When it arrived, I started reading it right away, as I had read a lot of good reviews. It took me about 3 hours in total to get through the whole thing.... And frankly, I wish I could get those three hours of my life back! The characters lacked depth, the story was predictable, and nothing actually happens. The end is a total anti climax. The only reason I have given it two stars is because of the way it is written/translated- I find that the work of Japanese authors, when translated into English, reads beautifully.

Disappointing
the first 80 pages or so of this book is pretty much summed up in the synopsis. As the story develops. i use this word loosely as there is not much development at all. the characterisation is poor ,not going into any great detail about the main character. (guy grew up in japan countryside , parents die , moved to city. its not hard to predict what will happen. there's meant to be a an emotional aspect to this book , for me it really did not come through. overall disappointing