Recommended by Ayham Alkhader
After reading this book, you begin to question whether there
are coincidences in life, or whether everything is actually interconnected by
an otherworldly, omnipresent force that no one could ever know.
Then you remember that you've just read a novel, rather than undergoing a spiritual epiphany.
Similar to the original Japanese tale which goes by the same name (which I had not ever heard of before this), The Crane Wife is the story of a man who, after having healed an injured crane in the dead of night, comes to meet a beautiful woman the following morning. From that description, you may assume it is a stereotypical love story, where two people meet and fall in love by chance. It is instead a more complicated tale with more complex characters, told from many perspectives. The passive protagonist has spent years of his life having things done to him: the narrative explores his reaction to a new aspect of life he has never experienced before.
There are various themes explored throughout the novel that
make the reader contemplate their current life and whether their relationships
are similar in their nature and sustainability. While the main relationship in
the book is romantic, the way the various personalities interact and the different
situations created as a result of these made me wonder, “Why do some like to
make others suffer?”, “Should we get whatever we want?” and even at points, “What
is the meaning of life?”
Ness explores themes such as desire, happiness and loss
while maintaining an interesting and surprising tale, that makes you indeed
ponder whether you should believe in superstitions. This novel helps one
appreciate what they have and, therefore, it is, in my opinion, a fantastic
book, that everyone should read to become a better person.
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