Magical Realism
The Calico Cat at the Chibineko Kitchen
2020·224 pages
A seaside Tokyo kitchen serves magical meals that briefly reunite diners with lost loved ones in this gentle tale of grief and healing.
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A seaside Tokyo kitchen serves magical meals that briefly reunite diners with lost loved ones in this gentle tale of grief and healing.
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Follow the seashell path along Tokyo Bay until you get to the Chibineko Kitchen, where a traditional Japanese meal can summon anyone you choose from your past, but only for as long as it continues to steam . . . —for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold, The Midnight Library, and Studio Ghibli films like Spirited Away. If you could speak one last time to someone you’ve lost, what would you tell them? One sunny morning, the Chibineko Kitchen opens its doors to Nagi, a young woman facing an impossi...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Marriage decision with a boyfriend discussed; no sexual content
Violence & gore
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Past deaths and a tragic accident referenced without graphic detail
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Magic & witchcraft
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Meals magically summon departed loved ones while food steams; core premise
Occult / demonology
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Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Recurring grief, terminal illness, and loss of loved ones central to arcs
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