Three Lives of Tomomi Ishikawa

by Benjamin Constable

[Lianne]

I received a copy of this novel from Simon & Schuster Canada in exchange for an honest review.

It took a few chapters to get into the story but once I was acquainted with the characters–especially Ben Constable–and the situation he finds himself in, Three Lives of Tomomi Ishikawa was an interesting novel that I couldn’t put down. On one level it’s pretty whimsical and quirky but it can also be quite bizarre and dark as well, especially when Ben’s adventures takes a rather mysterious turn. The blurred lines between fact and fiction plays a major role in this novel and feeds into the magical realism of the overall story.

Readers who enjoy magical realism, the whimsical side of Paris and New York City, a good mystery, Japanese literature (a la Haruki Murakami) and French movies like Amelie and Jeux d’Enfants should check this novel out.

My complete review of the novel was originally posted at eclectictales.com: http://www.eclectictales.com/blog/2013/05/28/review-three-lives-of-tomomi-ishikawa/