Hi blog fam! I recently finished Parade by Shuichi Yoshida and really enjoyed the book. I'm also pretty proud of myself for being on my reading game and consistently reading books. I have yet to select my next book, but I am bouncing around a few titles. I would like to read more YA, so I may watch a few vids from a Youtuber I follow that reads a lot of YA titles and see what she recommends.
Parade follows five people that live together by chance in a small apartment. Each character has a chapter dedicated to them from their perspective. The novel explores what happens when people that have no ties to each other live together. The novel explores complex human dynamics within ourselves and our relationships. Spoilers will be under the cut.
Characters
- Ryosuke Sugimoto- 21 year old male college student that is working part time
- Kotomi Okochi- 23 year old unemployed woman dating an idol
- Mirai Somai- 24 year old woman that loves to party
- Satoru Kokubo- an 18 year old that sells his body
- Naoki Ihara- a 28 year old man that works at a film distributor