I like epistolary novels, but I couldn’t help wondering if it is the best genre to dig into the past. I find that Kanae MINATO depicts this perfectly. In the end, what really happened matters less than the way people experienced it, because their interpretation of the past makes them what they are now, it forges their personality and can influence their choice. It is a little scary to think that your friends might have a completely different recollection or experience of some shared events. You cannot help but reflect about your own past. The stories show how a same event can be experienced and remembered completely differently by the person who where involved at the time. I found this format very original and interesting. The protagonists will unveil this past mystery and search for the truth. In each story, there is a particular event that lies in the past, altered by the years, the incomplete memories and the things unsaid. With the exception of the fourth story, which is very short and a little different than the others, the three main short stories all follow a similar pattern: several people who share a common past or have a connection with it will start exchanging letters.
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