RaveThe Arts Desk (UK)Deft and funny ... Surreal and playful ... People From My Neighbourhood evokes a world where everything overlaps and connects, but nothing touches. It is pure interstitial observation ... We mustn’t be deceived into thinking that Kawakami’s fluid and fragmentary text has no anchoring. It’s amazing how often Kawakami nails the essence of a character through their building ... Kawakami\'s book is an intriguing and compelling bitesize read. It\'s also funny, full of heart and, despite appearances, deeply familiar. It asks the reader to embrace fluidity, but it does so quietly and without insistence. For all of our voyeurism and curiosity, we get the sense that, ultimately, this is a world that will exist and transform with or without witnesses.
