The Spring Tone
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| Rating | : | 4.47 (572 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0374371539 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Signs of rejuvenation that follow are as welcoming as gentle spring rain. Her guilt combines with other anxieties: changes going on in her body, her parents' arguments, her dilapidated house and her family's ongoing dispute with a neighbor. Ages 12-up. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. Then, one day, Tomomi's little brother, Tetsu, takes her to his special place, a junkyard that is home to a mob of stray cats. Through a first-person narrative, readers learn the secret fears and recurring nightmares of Tomomi Kiriki, who is about to enter junior high. Yumoto's story offers remarkably wise and deeply personal insight into the pains of growing up. Her language, musically translated once again by Hirano, is quiet yet foreboding, much like the calm before a storm. . Tomomi's expression of hatred, then immediate act of compassion toward an old enemy mark a turning point in the story and in the heroine. The guilt Tomomi feels
A true vivid account of growing up Struggling with onrushing adolescence, Tomomi Kiriki confronts her personal "monsters" and her troubled home life in The Spring Tone. Escaping her quarreling parents and her grandfather, Tomomi accompanies her little brother into the streets of Tokyo as he looks for dead cats with which to torment their evil neighbor. They soon discover the woman who feeds the strays and eventually nurse her and the cats. Intertwined in the struggle to heal the woman is Tomomi's own journey to come to terms with growing up. Eventually acqui. Mixed Morals A boring spring break in japan. There is a lot of potential for this book, like how Tomomi and Tetsu find adventures exploring the city. Under the reign of year-round school, which is common in Japan, two sibilings try to escape boredom. However, that potential was sadly thrown away. This book, taking place in a boredom-infested two week spring break, was about as boring to the readers as it was to the charecters. I think that this book has hidden meanings, but there isn't just one outstanding moral. There are so many theme. "Greatest book ever" according to a_cossa. This book isn't all about cats feeding and a boring spring break, if you can understand the story well then you know this is a great book. Tomomi is a typical Japanese girl, she has a lot to say and always so irritated, but she is too tired to speak up, or she doesn't want to offend her family. She has friends but she feels that they don't fully understand her, so her childish little brother Tetsu annoys her a lot but he is the only company she has. This book illustrates how Tomomi, who seems to be selfish and arrogant at f
Kazumi Yumoto has created an exquisite portrait of a sensitive young woman struggling against her journey to adulthood even as she takes the first steps toward it.. Sustained by Tetsu's determination, Grandpa's wisdom, memories of Grandma's love, and her own philosophical leanings, Tomomi finally understands that the scariest thing in the world is hate, and faces the fact that, like it or not, she is becoming an adult, with responsibilities and choices. It started after Tomomi, seeing how much her grandma was suffering, thought to herself that Grandma would be better off dead. In response to her little brother Tetsu's question, "What's the scariest thing in the world?" Tomomi replies, "Monsters." Tomomi is afraid she is becoming a monster; she dreams it every night. Now Tomomi's body is changing before her eyes -- into a woman, or into a monster? Tomomi would prefer to stop growing and turn away from unpleasant things, but her parents are engaged in a battle with their next-door neighbor and the dispute has overflowed into Tomomi's home, driving a